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Meet the new MFC Member – The Yelo Bank

We’re delighted to welcome the Yelo Bank as a new member of the Microfinance Centre! Yelo Bank OJSC is a commercial bank in Azerbaijan with the focus on MSME and retail segments, aiming to provide customers with refreshed banking experience and access to new digital products and best quality services. Yelo Bank pursues the strategy

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MFC and 2022 in numbers

2022 was a busy year for MFC! We attracted 12 new members to our network. For our members and partners, our team organized:           ·           2  conferences: MFC Annual Conference in Istanbul with 405                     

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Social Finance Trends 2022

Read the executive summary of key trends in microfinance sector of 2022. Social finance, social economy actors, best practices and new solutions – just a few pages of crucial content of the year. MFC has been tracking and analysing the novelties, practices and discussions in social fianance sector at various

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Social Finance Mapping

Early 2022, MFC has kicked off the work around mapping of the key international and national stakeholders, that are engaged in social finance in European Union. The work in progress covers identification of social finance providers, investors, support organizations, industry networks, local authorities and relevant partners. Feel free to download

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Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report. 2022 Edition

 The 2022 edition of the report on the status of microfinance in Europe, compiled by the European Microfinance Network and the Microfinance Centre, is out now.  This is the 10th edition of the Overview Survey, and it was a joint effort between the European Microfinance Network and Microfinance Centre for

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Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance Program (SIFTA) 

SIFTA Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance Program (SIFTA) SIFTA provides project advisory and market development support to financial institutions active in the microfinance and/or social entrepreneurship sectors.   In July 2022, the EaSI TA program transitioned to Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance Program (SIFTA), managed by European Investment Bank. MFC, together

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Meet the new MFC Member – EVPA

We are very happy to welcome on board and introduce the new MFC Member – EVPA. Last month, EVPA and the Microfinance Centre (MFC) have signed a cross-membership agreement that will ensure learning and spreading best practices on impact investing, especially out of the box, hybrid investment instruments deployed to support

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Meet the new MFC Member – The Yelo Bank

We’re delighted to welcome the Yelo Bank as a new member of the Microfinance Centre! Yelo Bank OJSC is a commercial bank in Azerbaijan with the focus on MSME and retail segments, aiming to provide customers with refreshed banking experience and access to new digital products and best quality services. Yelo Bank pursues the strategy

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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 responsible for historic carbon emissions. Inclusive financial services can have a significant impact on how vulnerable populations respond to climate risks and challenges, but the inclusive finance community lacks an

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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 other financial services is critical to the growth and sustainability of these businesses, and consequentially to the low-income and vulnerable populations which rely on MSEs for their livelihoods. Yet despite

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Financial Inclusion Compass 2022

The Financial I­nclusion Compass 2022 is the fifth in a series to collate sector opinions on emerging short, medium, and long-term trends in the financial inclusion sector. The survey on which this paper is based was open in May and June 2022, giving practitioners, funders, researchers, and support service providers

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MFC Managment invites you to the 2023 Annual Conference

We are delighted to announce MFC Silver Jubilee – the 25th MFC Annual Conference: Thriving Together and invite you to join us on the 24–25 May 2023 in Budva, Montenegro.  Whilst any milestone anniversary offers a chance to reflect on the achievements of the MFC and our members, we want to

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