The 2016 MFC annual conference “Microfinance in the Cloud”, held in partnership with the Albanian Microfinance Association (AMA) brought over 380 participants from 41 countries to Tirana! The over-arching conference theme considered the space that microfinance could potentially occupy if it fully embraces new technology, or the detachment it will suffer
We are proud to announce that in June 2016, the Kyrgyz government adopted a national-level financial education strategy for the entire population of the country that we developed on behalf of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic last year. The four-year comprehensive strategy will officially be launched in the
The software solution designed by ASPEKT (Macedonia) and used in Microcredit Foundation EKI (Sarajevo) won the 1st prize in the “vertical solutions” category at the recent European IT & Software Excellence Award Competition. The London award ceremony took place at a gala event for 86 finalists from 21 countries. The
Still confused or curious about the European Code of Good Conduct? Don’t know if it applies to you? Need to learn how to use it? Our 4-minute video is for you! To sign up for the ECoGC please complete the form and send it to: European Commission – DG Regional Policy
Financial inclusion is high on the European Union agenda, and we support our members to become effective inclusion advocates. We do this by continually expanding our Financial Inclusion Ambassador Toolkit. We aim at simple, strong and effective initiatives. This June, we held our second annual “Inclusion Ambassadors”
#2016EMD Microfinance Centre (MFC) in cooperation with European Microfinance Network (EMN) would like to invite you to join the 2nd edition of the European Microfinance Day this 20th October 2016. The European Microfinance Day is a campaign jointly rolled out by both networks with the aim to raise awareness
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the MFC will hold its 20th anniversary conference on 24-26 May 2017 (pre- conference events: 24 May) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Stay tuned for the news on conference topics and events! Best regards, The MFC Team Learn more about the 19th
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Fondi Besa (BESA) have signed the first guarantee agreement aimed at supporting micro-enterprises in Albania under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). This new EaSI guarantee agreement with the non-bank microfinance institution BESA, will cover a loan portfolio of ALL 3
Using the self-regulation guidelines known as the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision? We can help! We work with microcredit providers to assess current compliance levels, in particular to: • Review the organization’s self-assessment results • Clarify specific clauses of the Code, their applicability and compliance levels •
The Microfinance CEO Forum is a global professional and business networking opportunity for senior executives from the microfinance sector to share the experiences and learn from their peers in a relaxed and trustful environment. We are holding our Annual CEO Summit for EBRD-funded MFIs in June 2016 (24-25 June) in
We kindly invite all individuals, organisations and institutions that follow policy debate in the field of employment and social affairs and/or are involved in the national and EU policy formulation or implementation in these areas to participate in the Stakeholder Survey of the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation
Date: 7 March 2019 Location: Warsaw, Poland Topic: Current challenges in loan analysis The European Commission is sponsoring a day-long microfinance workshop under the EaSI Technical Assistance programme, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 7 March 2019. The event is organised in cooperation with the Polish Union of Loan Funds
Date: April 1-5, 2019 Location: Turin, Italy Organiser: International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization The ITC-ILO announces the 2019 edition of its Making Microfinance Work training course for microfinance managers: Managing Product Diversification. This training programme helps microfinance institutions to diversify their product portfolio in a strategic and cost-effective manner.
Dates: 31 May – 1 June 2019 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Download the Summit Agenda The CEO FORUM Summit is an exclusive space for leaders of microfinance institutions to discuss challenges, share their experience and expand their knowledge and practice horizons. The 5th Annual CEO Forum Summit will be held as a post-conference event on 31 May
Date: 15 March 2019 (09:00 – 16:30 CET) Location: Brussels, Belgium Topic: Digitalisation Strategy for Microfinance Institutions The European Commission is sponsoring a one-day microfinance workshop under the EaSI Technical Assistance programme on ‘How digital do you want to become? Digitalisation Strategy for Microfinance Institutions’. The event will take place
On 13 December 2018, the Code of Good Conduct Steering Committee decided to award six microfinance institutions the certificate of compliance with the Code, based on the results of the evaluations. The certificate is valid for three years. The awarded microfinance institutions were: NOA Sh.a. Albania, MFC member SIS Credit
MFC Member, PARTNER Microcredit Foundation from Bosnia and Herzegovina announces the call for the selection and appointment of members of the Board of Directors. Partner MCF is a microcredit foundation established by international organization “Mercy Corps” seated in the USA, which started the business as the Department for Economic Development within „Mercy
The objective of the Fintech Marketplace at the MFC Annual Conference 2019 is to create space for technology companies working with business lenders, fintechs and other types of alternative finance players to encourage innovation and partnership building in Europe and Central Asia. This dedicated market space created at the conference
As part of our four-year Framework Partnership Agreement with the DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion of the European Commission (under the rubric of “European networks actively promoting access to finance”), we conducted an evaluation survey to review the needs and expectations of key stakeholders (beneficiaries and partners) regarding activities
Project Description The overall objective of the program “Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth in Europe II” is to widen and deepen financial inclusion of the European citizens. To achieve this, the MFC program encompasses advocacy and capacity building for EU practitioners and policymakers. Project status: active Project duration: 2018 – 2021 Project
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