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NEWS #BorrowWisely is kicking off in TWO WEEKS!

#BorrowWisely is kicking off in TWO WEEKS!

Borrow Wisely Campaign is almost here – the 7th edition is starting on the very first day of October! This year the format will be modified due to the pandemic restrictions. But

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NEWS MFC Member – Inpulse: New Opportunities After COVID19: a Joint Assessment [UPDATED VERSION]

MFC Member – Inpulse: New Opportunities After COVID19: a Joint Assessment [UPDATED VERSION]

JULY - AUGUST SURVEY A resumption of activities under operational and financial constraints Inpulse joined forces with ADA and the Fondation GCA – Grameen Crédit Agricole

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NEWS Always a winning team || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording

Always a winning team || EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar recording

Leaders in Digital Era || Track 1: Leadership in digital era Date: 8 October 2020 Language: English See other webinars within the series [divider] Due to the ongoing COVI

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NEWS Migrant Entrepreneurship Online Conference “Growing Europe”- Every Thursday of September

Migrant Entrepreneurship Online Conference “Growing Europe”- Every Thursday of September

  Make your September count! After months of lockdown that has disproportionately affected the world’s disadvantaged communities, especially those with their own businesse

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NEWS [WEBINARS] COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on European MFIs and Their Clients

[WEBINARS] COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on European MFIs and Their Clients

  Microfinance Centre is inviting you to watch two webinars where we will be presenting the findings of our research. The surveys aimed at assessing the impact of the pande

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NEWS News from Albanian Microfinance Association : Annual Report and COVID-19 Survey

News from Albanian Microfinance Association : Annual Report and COVID-19 Survey

  Our Member association, AMA from Albania prepared many interesting resources during past weeks. Read here the press release which sums up the webinar on digital solutions

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NEWS AskBFC – Webinar Series by an MFC Member: Business and Finance Consulting

AskBFC – Webinar Series by an MFC Member: Business and Finance Consulting

Ask BFC During the current Covid-19 crisis BFC is pleased to provide free Q&A sessions with expert consultants online to respond to any relevant questions you may have every s

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NEWS EIF and European Commission Launch New Covid-19 Measures Supporting Micro- and Social Enterprises Under the EaSI Guarantee Instrument

EIF and European Commission Launch New Covid-19 Measures Supporting Micro- and Social Enterprises Under the EaSI Guarantee Instrument

  Coronavirus: EIF and European Commission Launch New Covid-19 Measures Supporting Micro- and Social Enterprises Under the Eur 400m EaSI Guarantee Instrument Enhanced

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NEWS Coaching for Staff of Microfinance Associations

Coaching for Staff of Microfinance Associations

Coaching for staff of microfinance associations Coaching is a way of supporting people and organizations in achieving their business goals, using their full potential, without tel

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NEWS European Commission : Public Consultations – Autumn 2020

European Commission : Public Consultations – Autumn 2020

Take part in three public consultations! Consumer Credit Directive impact assessment & review (Deadline: 1 September 2020) Consumer credit agreements (where credit is grant

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

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

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NEWS 6th European Microfinance Day Campaign – Introductory Webinar

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

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NEWS 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

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

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

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

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NEWS Smart Campaign has Come to an End

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

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NEWS Coronavirus Pandemic – Good Practices, Resources & Tools Centre

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

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

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

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NEWS Albanian Microfinance Association – Webinar on Digital Payments and Their Future

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

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NEWS Barcelona Declaration: Turning Migrants into Job Creators

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

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NEWS Global SME Finance Awards 2020 deadine extended to August 14th

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

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