Category: External Publications

Fairness in Algorithmic Decision Systems: A Microfinance Perspective

This Working Paper is the first paper resulting from a research project on “Strengthening Financial Inclusion through Digitalization: (SFIDE). The [...]

BUILDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL HEALTH

A publication of the [...]

Financial Inclusion that Works for Women: Lessons and best practices from the European Microfinance Award 2022

Financial Inclusion that Works for Women opens with a tour of a complex and emerging landscape of gender mainstreaming – a [...]

Green Inclusive Finance: A Framework for Understanding How Financial Services Can Help Low-Income and Vulnerable People Respond to Climate Change

As climate change-induced events increase in frequency, unpredictability, and severity, the people most impacted by such events are those least [...]

Igniting SDG Progress Through Digital Financial Inclusion (2023 edition)

Digital financial services offer real hope to help the world get back on track from the severe negative impacts from [...]

The Promise of Fintech for Micro and Small Enterprises

Nearly 500 million micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are estimated to be operating around the world. Access to credit and [...]

Financial Inclusion Compass 2022

The Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 is the fifth in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and [...]

European Social Enterprise Monitor 2022

The ESEM is the first social enterprise monitor on the European level, gathering survey data from social entrepreneurs from across [...]

Green microfinance in Europe, first steps and forthcoming opportunities

Read the latest findings on Green Microfinance (by EMN in collaboration with e-MFP, Green Inclusive & Climate Smart Finance Action [...]

Support for Digitalisation of Social Impact

During the Covid-19 pandemic, third sector organisations (TSOs) and social enterprises (SEs) were forced to adapt to a rapidly changing [...]

Outcomes Management for Financial Services Providers. A proposed standard framework aligned with Sustainable Development Goals

This paper summarizes the work that CERISE and SPTF have conducted with investors and FSPs to define a more pragmatic [...]

The SDGs: a common framework to promote Social Impact Measurement of the SSE

This report analyses the potential of integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the Social Impact Measurement (SIM) of the [...]

A Practical Guide to Measuring and Managing Impact

The goal of impact measurement is to manage and control the process of creating social impact in order to maximise [...]

Navigating Impact Measurement and Management

The report published by European Venture Philantropy Association (EVPA) highlights the key issues and considerations for measuring and, more importantly, [...]

Social Banking Impact Report 2021

See the impact report of Erste Group created in 2021 [...]

Best practice in microfinance

Read the latest case studies : Best practice in microfinance: Expanding financial inclusion to populations with a refugee or migrant [...]

THE GREEN INDEX: AN INNOVATIVE TOOL TO ASSESS GREEN INCLUSIVE FINANCE PERFORMANCE OF FSPS

GREEN INDEX 3.0 here For a short training on the content of the Green Index 3.0, please click Digital Solution for [...]

“Green Transformation and Microfinance”, Online Workshop by Albanian Microfinance Association

Albanian Microfinance Association held an online workshop themed: “Green Transformation and Microfinance” As part of the activities carried out by [...]

The Sentinel Project

Microfinance has never faced a challenge like the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers are eager to understand how the unfolding crisis is [...]

The Impact of the Crisis on Microfinance Institutions. The Analyses and Perspectives.

The Covid-19 pandemic affected all economies impacting fragile economies and the most vulnerable populations in particular. The Grameen Crédit Agricole [...]

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