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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 providers and addressing them. MFC aims at buildin

Transformative role of AI and machine learning in lending

On December 3rd, HES FinTech and GiniMachine co-organized the Microfinance Centre Technology Action Group meeting for a thought-provoking discussion on the transformative role

SIFTA Workshops Across Europe: Advancing Inclusive Finance

In the latter half of 2024, as part of our role within the SIFTA (Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance Program), a collaboration with Frankfurt School of Finance and

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A very busy and successful SIFTA year

20 webinars and workshops, 20 tailored services, 970 participants. MFC team has successfully organized 40 events as part of the SIFTA (Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assis

Forcibly Displaced Persons from Ukraine

Tomáš Petz International Finance Corporation shares the results of the IFC market study in Poland completed jointly with PwC Polska in 2023, which was recently published on I

MFC among leaders promoting sustainable economy

The CEO of Microfinance Centre, Katarzyna Pawlak (MBA), has joined the Barcelona Action Circle on Post-Growth Finance as an expert in sustainable finance and microfinance. Thi

Social Finance Mapping 2024

Since early 2022, MFC has been mapping key international and national stakeholders engaged in social finance across the European Union. This comprehensive effort includes iden

Impact Europe: Madness, Boldness, Brightness in Bilbao

MFC, through Pavol Kapsdorfer, attended the inspirational week titled “Madness, Boldness, Brightness,” organized by Impact Europe from No

The European Microfinance Day Campaign 2024

MFC and its members joined co-partnered the European Microfinance Day Campaign, led by the European Microfinance Network, showcased the social and economic impact of the micro

Driving Change: Productive Advocacy of Microfinance Centre in Brussels

The autumn was very productive for our Advocacy Manager, Beata Biela, as she co-drives discussions on building a more inclusive and sustainable financial landscape. In Sept

Improving the Economic Integration of Refugees: What Can We Learn for the Future?

In November we delivered the session at European Microfinance Week, sharing MFC experience and network perspective at providing financial inclusion for refugees. In this se

The Study Visit to Banca Ethica

The study visit to Banca Etica on November 15, 2024, provided an insightful exploration of the bank's innovative approach to social finance and digital transformation. Partici

CEE Social Economy Forum in Vienna

Credit: @Marlena König CEE Social Economy Forum took place on 8th November at the premises of Erste Group in Vienna, Austria. For the first time, this forum gathered 81 high-l

Unlocking EU Support for Microfinance and Social Economy

As part of the SIFTA program, on October 29th, during the annual Finance Social Vibe conference, a session titled Navigating EU Instruments and Programmes for Microfinance an

How to develop Greek market?

How to develop Greek market? As part of the SIFTA program, on October 15th, MFC and Neoklis Stamkos facilitated an onsite Greek workshop on “How to develop Gree

Leaders in the area of Green Inclusive Finance

On 30 Oct, during 4th edition of MFC online conference Social Finance Vibe: Leadership and Diversity Microfinance Centre continued to recognize leaders in the area of Green In

Microbalkans 2024: A Microfinance Conference Organized in Sarajevo

During 31 October – 1 November 2024, Pavol Kapsdorfer, MFC Network and Partnership Manager participated at the Microbalkans24, a first Western Balkan microfinance conference

Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Microfinance: Azerbaijan Microfinance Association’s Conference

On October 23, 2024, our member Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) organized prestigous conference on the topic of "Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Microfinance"

New Leadership and Modern Organizational Culture in Generational Work

Who is a Servant Leader? How to overcome challenges arising from generational differences? Why do teams today seek inspiring guides rather than dominant dictators? Why are manager

Transform Together Fund (TTF) mid-term meeting in Warsaw

Microfinance Centre (Ewa Bankowska, Justyna Pytkowska, Pavol Kapsdorfer, Maria Salamon), in collaboration with Cerise+SPTF (Cécile LAPENU, Fanny Cassagne - Le Maguet, Maxence

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