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NEWS Welcome to our new Member: The Albanian Microfinance Association (AMA)!

Welcome to our new Member: The Albanian Microfinance Association (AMA)!

[divider] [divider] The Albanian Microfinance Association brings together the largest Albanian microfinance institutions (MFIs), which together represent an outstanding loan port

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NEWS Albanian Microfinance: 25 Years in the Service of Free Entrepreneurship

Albanian Microfinance: 25 Years in the Service of Free Entrepreneurship

[divider] [divider] The Albanian Microfinance Association (AMA) brings together the most consolidated Albanian MFIs with an outstanding loan portfolio of approximately USD 120 mi

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NEWS Alternative Finance Forum Program Released

Alternative Finance Forum Program Released

[divider] [divider] Fin-tech, Social Finance and More Copernicus Conference Centre, Warsaw, Poland October 5, 2017, Warsaw, Poland Pictures With just a little over two

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NEWS Just 2 weeks left until the 2017 Borrow Wisely Campaign kicks off!

Just 2 weeks left until the 2017 Borrow Wisely Campaign kicks off!

[divider] [divider] In October, we’re kicking off our fourth annual Borrow Wisely Campaign! This year, 26 leading financial institutions will work across 17 countries in Eu

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NEWS MFC Digitalization Working Group

MFC Digitalization Working Group

The Digitalization Working Group goal is to discuss with MFC members the ways new technology can be sensibly embraced by microfinance institutions. We would also like to reach a s

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NEWS MFC prepares for the country visit to Serbia and Montenegro

MFC prepares for the country visit to Serbia and Montenegro

[divider] As part of the project exploring the ecosystem for start-ups in Europe, the MFC team will meet with microfinance institutions, NGOs, state bodies and others engaged in s

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NEWS Apply for the 2017 MFC Annual Innovation Award! Submission deadline extended!

Apply for the 2017 MFC Annual Innovation Award! Submission deadline extended!

[divider] [divider] Last year we launched our first ever MFC Innovation Award! The MFC Innovation Award explores the new trends in optimizing business processes through the

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NEWS EaSI TA Newsletter: Read the second edition!

EaSI TA Newsletter: Read the second edition!

[divider]   Dear Readers, Our second project newsletter brings you important milestones for the EaSI TA project: namely the successful completion of the Second Call

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NEWS Microfinance Centre contributes to the latest EMN Magazine!

Microfinance Centre contributes to the latest EMN Magazine!

[divider] Microfinance Centre (MFC) contributes to the latest EMN Magazine - Microfinance and Financial Education: Evidences from Europe (May 2017). MFC has prepared five

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NEWS MFC Barometer survey: Have your say!

MFC Barometer survey: Have your say!

[divider] [divider] Please take part in our annual barometer survey and let us know about your experience using EU programs and instruments, as well as about over-indebtedn

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NEWS #MFC2017: Thank you for 20 years together!

#MFC2017: Thank you for 20 years together!

[divider] Over 457 practitioners, donors, investors and other microfinance industry stakeholders from 41 countries attended the 2017 MFC Annual Conference, Horizon 2037: Fair Fi

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NEWS Save the date! #2017AFF Alternative Finance Forum in Warsaw

Save the date! #2017AFF Alternative Finance Forum in Warsaw

[divider] [divider] Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn and network with diverse alternative finance professionals representing a variety of business models and ty

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NEWS Micro-entrepreneurship Awards 2016

Micro-entrepreneurship Awards 2016

[divider] [divider]   In June, a special ceremony was held in Warsaw to bring together people from business, academia and the public sector—and to announce winn

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NEWS Winners of the third annual Financial Inclusion Ambassador Award!

Winners of the third annual Financial Inclusion Ambassador Award!

[divider] In 2017, we announced the winner of our third annual Financial Inclusion Ambassador Award, to recognize members and partners for their financial inclusion advocacy work.

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NEWS Welcome to our new members: ACAF, Erste Group Bank, Maritza Invest & USTOI!

Welcome to our new members: ACAF, Erste Group Bank, Maritza Invest & USTOI!

[divider] ACAF (Spain), the Self-Funded Communities Association, is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 and based in Barcelona. The organization focuses on the creation and

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NEWS #BWC2017 Join us! Borrow Wisely Campaign

#BWC2017 Join us! Borrow Wisely Campaign

[divider] In October 2017, the MFC and leading financial institutions from across the ECA region will launch the fourth annual Borrow Wisely Campaign. Our aim? To radically im

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NEWS Edukacja Finansowa w Polsce

Edukacja Finansowa w Polsce

[divider]   [divider] Od 2003 r., w MFC zrealizowaliśmy ponad 50 projektów w 22 krajach. Projekty realizowane w Polsce są naszym laboratorium - ich wynikami dzielimy

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Library Microfinance in Europe: A Survey of EMN-MFC Members. Report 2014-2015

Microfinance in Europe: A Survey of EMN-MFC Members. Report 2014-2015

This seventh edition of the Report on microfinance in Europe provides an overview of the development of the sector in terms of the main institutional characteristics, the microloan

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NEWS #2016EMD: Main outputs from the Brussels event are now available!

#2016EMD: Main outputs from the Brussels event are now available!

[divider] [divider] Dear All, The Microfinance Centre and the European Microfinance Network are pleased to share with you the main outputs from the Brussels-based event which

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NEWS #BWC2016: News from the field!

#BWC2016: News from the field!

[divider] [divider] It’s been an exciting start to the campaign – and we wanted to share with you some of the highlights! What’s happening in the field? Over the last 2

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