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Attend to Saving Groups Workshop!

Topic: Saving Group Movement in Europe: A new way to foster financial and social empowerment Date: Tuesday 19th of June 2018, 9 am – 4:30 pm Location: The Hague Universi

Apply for Scholarship for the Rural and Agricultural Finance Program!

[divider] [divider] Training dates: July 16th - 27th, 2018 Training location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Scholarships application deadline: May 21th, 2018 The 4th Editi

Join Borrow Wisely Campaign 2018!

[divider] [divider] Want to promote international client protection standards and responsible lending? Join Borrow Wisely campaign 2018! This year, the Microfinance Centr

MFC-EMN Annual Conference News: the Main Topic and Location are Set

[divider] [divider] Microfinance Centre (MFC) and European Microfinance Network (EMN) are pleased to announce that their joint annual conference will take place in the Eus

MFC Signed Strategic Partnership with CMF (Nepal) Expanding Cooperation with Country Associations beyond Europe and Central Asia

[divider] [divider] MFC expands its cooperation through entering strategic partnerships with national networks beyond Europe and Central Asia. We believe this will allow us to

MFC Members Fondi BESA and FAER has been awarded ECoCG

[divider] [divider] The European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision (ECoCG) provides a set of standards in terms of management, governance, risk management, rep

The European Commission: Call for Applications for the Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises

[divider] [divider] Application deadline: 18 May 2018 The European Commission’s Directorate - General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (

Give your feedback for EC: A simplified prospectus for companies and investors in Europe

[divider] [divider] Feedback period: 24 April 2018 - 22 May 2018 The European Commission would like to hear your views about a simplified prospectus for companies and in

Apply for Scholarship for the 2018 Boulder Microfinance Training in English!

[divider] [divider] Training dates: July 23rd to August 3rd, 2018 Scholarships application deadline: May 21th, 2018 The 24th Edition of the Boulder Microfinance Trainin

The Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association Awards 2018

[divider] [divider] The Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) held its 11th Annual Award Dinner on 20 April, 2018. According to its set tradition, Award Din

MFC Members News: ADIE’s 30th Anniversary Celebration

[divider] [divider] On March 29, 2018, the Association for the Right to Economic Initiative (ADIE) celebrated its 30th anniversary in Paris. It was a time to celebrate and

Building New Foundations in Housing Microfinance: European Microfinance Award 2017 summary

[divider] [divider] The latest European Dialogue published by the European Microfinance Platform presents the picture of the trends and some of the most interesting initiat

MFC Signed Strategic Partnership with Country Associations: AMA, AMFOK and UCORA

[divider] [divider] MFC’s Partnership Programme for Country Associations is a new initiative that is expected to move the cooperation with country level microfinance

Welcome to our new member: Global Credit UCO from Armenia!

[divider] [divider] The main objective and mission of “GLOBAL CREDIT” UCO CJSC is to take a leading position in financial market of Armenia, to render a wide range

Social Performance Fund: 3rd Round Infographic Summary

The Social Performance Fund, managed by Microfinance Centre, promotes the broad adoption of the Universal Standards for Social Performance Management. Today we are pleased to ann

External Publications

Toward a Financial Health Tool for Consumers: Test Results Summary

The Microfinance Centre and Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion are working together to build a financial health tool to assist customers with gauging and improving

Two Balkan Associations joined MFC as a Strategic Partners

[divider] [divider] MFC’s Partnership Programme for Country Associations is a new initiative that is expected to move the cooperation with country level microfinance n

MFC Has Signed Strategic Partnership with Next Two Association from Central Asia: AMFOT and AMFI

[divider] [divider] Last week MFC launched a new Partnership Programme for Country Associations, focusing on better leveraging of mutual resources, identifying opportunit

MFC Launched a New Partnership Programme for Country Associations

[divider] [divider] Since its inception Microfinance Centre has maintained very close ties with the country level associations, recognizing their role and potential in adva

Alternative Credit Scoring: Workshop for Chief Credit Officers held last week in Warsaw

On Thursday and Friday last week MFC convened a 2-day meeting for MFC member institutions from Bulgaria, Ireland, Armenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Moldova, Roman

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