Category: Publications & Resources

Social Impact Measurement Toolkit

Welcome to the new toolkit, an interactive guide to help microfinance professionals achieve more social [...]

Successful Impact Investors Models for Funding Social Economy in Europe: 8 case studies

This document examines the financing options for social economy entities in Europe that are appropriate to the needs, stage of development and legal status of social enterprises. [...]

Unlocking Private Capital for Social Good in Central & Eastern Europe

he report is a comprehensive analysis of the research conducted between 2020 and 2023 in collaboration with key stakeholders and decision-makers in 11 countries of Central and [...]

Empowering Inclusion: 9 Social Innovation Cases

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily [...]

Insurance and Risk Management Tools for Agriculture in the EU

The report takes stocks of the forms of support currently in place for agriculture insurance schemes and other climate adaptation de-risking schemes across EU Member [...]

Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report (2024 edition)

This is the 12th edition of the Survey Report on Microfinance in Europe, produced by the European Microfinance Network and the Microfinance Centre. The study covered 169 [...]

ERSTE Group Social Banking Annual Report 2024

Read the latest ERSTE Group Social Banking Annual report [...]

ERDF renewable energy loans in Pomorskie, Poland

This factsheet describes how ESF+ financial instruments can be combined with grants. [...]

ESF+ financial instruments. Handbook

This factsheet describes how ESF+ financial instruments can be combined with grants. [...]

Capacity building needs and solutions for social finance providers in EU 27

This paper presents the work in progress of MFC and its partners in identifying capacity building needs of social finance [...]

Fostering Financial Inclusion of FDPs from Ukraine

Access to affordable and suitable financial services is critical for Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs) as it helps them to be more resilient, self-reliant, and protected, [...]

A Green Future for All

This factsheet describes how ESF+ financial instruments can be combined with grants. [...]

Combining ESF+ financial instruments with grants

This factsheet describes how ESF+ financial instruments can be combined with grants. [...]

Microfinance as a Tool to Support Europe’s Missing Entrepreneurs

A new research paper on Microfinance as a Tool to Support Europe’s Missing [...]

Access to Finance for Forcibly Displaced Person-Led MSMEs

This special report examines the current global policy and regulatory approaches to enhancing access to finance for FDP-led MSMEs, providing key considerations for financial [...]

Implementing Financial Health: Creating Mutual Success for Financial Service Providers and Clients – Research Digest #3

The publication prepared by the ‘From Research to Practice and Back Again’ Action Group (AG) at e-MFP builds upon the AG’s work started in 2022 delving deeper into the [...]

The potential for financial instruments supporting migrant integration

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Read our latest publication. “Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report (2023 edition)” is out!

The 2023 edition of the EMN-MFC Microfinance Survey in Europe offers a snapshot of the microfinance sector from 2022. The study covered 169 institutions from 29 [...]

Social Housing and Beyond. Operational toolkit on the use of EU funds for investments in social housing and associated services

This toolkit provides an overview of all the opportunities offered by EU funds in the field of social housing and associated [...]

FINANCIAL INCLUSION COMPASS 2024

The Financial Inclusion Compass 2024 is the seventh in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion [...]

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Resources

Discover a world of knowledge with our resources, carefully curated by the Microfinance Centre (MFC). Uncover valuable insights from research results, addressing capacity-building needs, and showcasing key trends in microfinance. Explore diverse topics through case studies, policy papers, and webinars, offering practical solutions and tools. Broaden your perspective with external publications. Your gateway to easy-to-understand microfinance insights is right here!