Introduction Sharing the experience of the partnership of FED Invest, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-supported Project on Financial Inclusion of Albanian Smallholders (FiAS) and Albanian government to establish ABA centre, which delivers non-financial services to farmers in Albania. Innovation in BDS for farmers – ABA center and FED Invest case
Terms of Reference Local Consultant for implementation of 4 Local Action Groups and Policy Forum in Romania The main goal is to support the Romanian microfinance sector in the stakeholder engagement process of organizing a country policy forum/roundtable that will support its sector’s mission to provide financial products and business
Registrations for the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management courses are discounted for MFC members! Frankfurt School shares its experience in Financial Inclusion and Green Finance with you via the Frankfurt School Development Finance e-Campus, which provides excellent and internationally accredited online Certified Expert courses to help practitioners to develop & improve
We have watched in shock as Ukraine was invaded last week by Russian military troops. We express our concern for all of those affected by the violence. With each new image of families fleeing their homes and citizens fighting for freedom at the risk of their lives, our thoughts are
The European Commission presented a new action plan to support the social economy. With the action plan the Commission proposed a coherent set of measures aimed at creating enabling conditions for the social economy to fulfil its potential to contribute to fair, sustainable and inclusive growth. It can only be achieved
Check how Saving Groups can contribute to improving lives of low income earners, migrants, poor unemployed, people with unstable jobs and microentrepreneurs by encouraging these groups to develop skills like entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cash flow management. WATCH VIDEOS The best way to find out how Savings Group work and what
The Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management (“the Universal Standards”) is a comprehensive manual of best practices to help financial service providers (FSPs) put clients and the environment at the center of all strategic and operational decisions and align their policies and procedures with responsible business practices. In
Introduction This four-part webinar series will explore new microfinance business models that emerged in response to new technological solutions and the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The webinars are based on MFC’s research on the business models of European microfinance institutions conducted in collaboration with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Each
Learn about Savings Group in Europe – Cash2Grow Case Study Cash2Grow, who has been successfully establishing and promoting saving groups model as one of the ways to combat social exclusion, presents their case study on strengthening social and financial empowerment through savings groups using the Cash2Grow method. This case is
Check the newest Feasibility Report and find out what are the implications for setting up Savings Groups in Europe. The feasibility report is one of the deliverables of the Erasmus Plus funded project “LETS SAVEE” (LEarning, Teaming up and Saving- SAving groups for Employability and Empowerment), coordinated by MFC. The
After more than a decade of a successful partnership, we’re proud to welcome Frankfurt School of Finance & Management as new member of the Microfinance Centre. Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (Frankfurt School) is one of Europe´s leading business schools and advisory institutes with more than 60 years of experience
Introduction The purpose of the webinar is to acquaint the EU microfinance practitioners with new ESG (“Environmental, Social, Governance”) – related regulations and standards in the European Union, and to better understand the opportunities and challenges for social investors as well as microfinance institutions. Capital for microfinance growth: which social,
Introduction Pandemic boosted development of digital services in finance ecosystem. MCPs try to keep up with the growing offer of commercial banks but they don’t have as much resources, practical knowledge about new solutions, sometimes they suffer from lack of legal regulations. Digital identity opens new opportunities for MFIs to
We’re delighted to welcome Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation as a new member of the Microfinance Centre. The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation’s mission is to contribute to the fight against poverty and inequalities by promoting financial inclusion and social impact entrepreneurship. Investor, funder, technical assistance coordinator and fund advisor, the Foundation finances
Introduction EU microfinance institutions need constant updating with regards to the EU funding available for microfinance. As InvestEU is a new EU investment programme, necessary updates should be provided to satisfy the MFI information needs in the area of social investment. InvestEU – Boosting Social Investment in the EU When:
Introduction The Overview Survery (OS) conducted biannualy by EMN and MFC has seen a large increase in the MFI and the public’s interest in Green Products and Green Microfinance. The OS showed that 16% of MFIs have dedicated energy-efficiency loan products, 23% plan to introduce more of such products in
We’re delighted to welcome The Microfinance Association as a new member of the Microfinance Centre. The Microfinance Association is a non-profit professional membership organisation registered in the United Kingdom. It is a global body of microfinance practitioners that provides training and consulting services to clients. We look forward to start working together!
Introduction The interest and the need to invest considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is growing steadily around the world. Most of the impact investors and multilateral development banks have already integrated ESG frameworks into their investment decisions and require their clients to do the same. The European Investment
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