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JOBS MFI – Welcome to the New MFC Member from Bulgaria!

Microfinance Centre is happy to introduce to you our new Member, JOBS MFI from Bulgaria. JOBS MFI was created in 2010 as a part of the Group of The Bulgarian

6th European Microfinance Day Campaign – Introductory Webinar

The European Microfinance Day campaign is back for a 6th edition, kicked off by an EU online event on 29 October. It is organized by European Microfinance Network and MFC. It wil

EC: Respond to the Call for Proposals on Social Innovation – Establishing and Testing Integrated Interventions Aimed at Supporting People in (the Most) Vulnerable Situations – deadline 15 October

Under the European Program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the European Commission has published a call for proposals for financial support for initiatives rel

Republican Microfinance Center (Belarus) – International Technical Assistance Project – Call for Proposals

CALL FOR PROPOSALS International technical assistance project “Increasing Access to Finance for the Rural Population of Belarus” implemented by Republican Microfinance Center

Smart Campaign has Come to an End

After a decade of raising awareness and incentivizing the adoption of responsible practices among inclusive finance providers, the Smart Campaign is coming to an end. CFI will tran

Coronavirus Pandemic – Good Practices, Resources & Tools Centre

How an MFI can act best during the time of the pandemic? We have started compiling all relevant initiatives that could benefit your businesses. Learn from the oth

The updated European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision has been published

The European Commission has updated the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit to reflect the changing market realities and capture the wide diversity of providers w

Albanian Microfinance Association – Webinar on Digital Payments and Their Future

With the support of European Commission, through its EaSi Program Technical Assistance, Microfinance Centre and Albanian Mic

Barcelona Declaration: Turning Migrants into Job Creators

As part of our European programme MAGNET Consortium, which MFC is a part of, M-UP, SPARK is promoting the Barcelona Declaration: Turning migrants into job creators (vid

Global SME Finance Awards 2020 deadine extended to August 14th

The Global SME Finance Awards recognize financial institutionsand FinTech companies for their outstanding achievements in serving SME clients with exceptional products and services

MFC is Part of An International Coalition to Protect Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients in the Covid-19 Crisis

At the initiative of Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, MFC with a group of microfinance lenders and key players in inclusive finance worked on a set of principles to better supp

WATCH the video : Migrant Entrepreneurship Academy – What Is It About? Participants’ Testimonials

We are proud to be a part of development team for Migrant Entrepreneurship Academy! MEA is a practical training course with academic certification, that builds capacity

e-MFP survey : Covid-19 Financial Inclusion Compass – deadline 23 June!

Our partners from European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) are organizing a survey for microfinance sector in order to assess its challenges and priorities. Deadline to fill in the

Microfinance Overview Survey 2018-2019

The Microfinance Centre (MFC) and the European Microfinance Network (EMN) are inviting all microfinance practioners in Europe to participate in the Microfinance Survey 2018-2019

External Publications

MFC Member: Banca Etica – Impact Report 2020

Read the new Impact Report by Banca Etica, an MFC Memeber! "2019 marked Banca Etica’s twentieth year of activity. It was a year filled with new initiatives and goo

Migrant Entrepreneurs and MFIs – Why and How? Webinar (23 July 2020)

Are migrants a market for MFIs? Migrant entrepreneurship rises as a topic on the agenda of European Commission, boosted by the recent so called migration crisis. The webin

COVID-19 Effects Experiences of the National Networks – Online Meeting

Europe and Central Asia (ECA region) microfinance networks representatives meet online to share information and experience about dealing with COVID-19 effects On May 6th represent

Social Innovation Hackathon – EU Commission Calls for Challenge Owners (deadline 18 May)

We want to help you solve your circular economy challenges! Business4Change is a 2-day Hackathon and initiative of the European Commission to be held on 16-17 Novembe

WATCH: Financial Planning and Modelling – the EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar

The Microfinance Centre with support of The European Union is offering a webinar to microfinance institutions (MFI) interested in building a flexible financial plan, as well as a l

WATCH: Risk management for Beginners and Back-up staff – an EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar

Microfinance Centre with support of The European Union is offering a webinar for microfinance institutions (MFI) interested in preparing both their permanent staff and volunteers t

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