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First impact assessment of MFC Member Erste Group’s Social Banking activities

[divider] [divider] First impact assessment of Erste Group’s Social Banking activities: 14,000 new jobs created across CEE for people who were left behind.

The Universal Standards for Social Performance Management – Where do we go from here?

[divider] The Microfinace Centre, the CERISE and the SPTF in cooperation with e-MFP Making Microfinance Responsible (MIR) Action Group have published brief "The Un

EaSI TA Workshop in Albania: Applying for and Contracting EaSI Financial Instruments for MFIs

Date: 13 December 2018, Tirana, Albania Topic: Applying for and Contracting EaSI Financial Instruments for Microfinance Institutions The Microfinance Centre in cooperation with

Don’t Miss Upcoming Webinars for Microfinance Professionals!

[divider] 04 Dec, 16.00 (CET): Results from Habitat for Humanity's study on the impact of KWFT's housing microfinance product, organised by SPTF The webinar will present the fin

Mapping the Future of the Albanian Microfinance Sector

[divider] The Albanian Microfinance Association is teaming up with the MFC to map a vision of the role microfinance can play in the future development of Albania and continue

Microfinance in Europe: Key Results from the Survey Report 2016-2017 Webinar

[divider] Date: 11 December 2018, ended Organisers: European Microfinance Network (EMN), Microfinance Centre (MFC) The aim of the session was to present the key res

The 2018 Borrow Wisely Campaign is Over, but the Impact Goes on…

[divider] 'Are you kidding me? This is unbelievable! A financial institution that is taking care of me and my budget? From the bottom of my heart, thank you and MFC for this

Join MFC for 3 sessions during the European Microfinance Week 2018!

[divider] [divider] European Microfinance Week, organised by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) in Luxembourg on 14 - 16 November, hosts high level and in-depth discu

4th European Microfinance Day Brussels Closing Event Summary

[divider] [divider] Juncker Plan: new EUR 25 million fund benefits from first capacity building agreement in Europe to support microfinance providers 26th of Oct, 201

4th European Microfinance Day: the Sector Calls for Innovative Funding Sources to Keep Supporting Entrepreneurship and Employment

[divider] [divider] 4th European Microfinance Day The sector calls for innovative funding sources to keep supporting entrepreneurship and employment European microfinan

Between Needs and Availability: The External Financing Gap Indicator

This MFC’s research paper considers the (mis)match between the financing needs of European MSMEs and the perception of availability of external financing. Publisher: Microfinan

MFC-EMN Annual Conference 2018 Outputs: Digital transformation is here and now!

The Microfinance Centre (MFC) and the European Microfinance Network (EMN) organised their joint Annual Conference, in partnership with Seed Capital Bizkaia Micro, from 3-5 Octo

Better Entrepreneurship Online Tool by OECD and EC

[divider] [divider] The Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool is an online tool designed for policy-makers and other interested parties at local, regional and national leve

MFC Signs Strategic Partnership with Ukrainian Association of Financial Companies

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

MFC Continues Organising Country Meetings on Financial Inclusion

This autumn, the MFC is heading back out on the road to convene country meetings to discuss with partners the latest in microfinance and financial inclusion. This includes:

Microfinance Gateway Becomes Findev Gateway

[divider] [divider] The Microfinance Gateway, CGAP’s independent knowledge platform, is changing its name to FinDev Gateway. The new brand reflects the platform’s bro

Welcome to the New MFC Member: PCES doo from Macedonia

We are very pleased to introduce the new MFC Member: PCES doo from Macedonia. PCES doo is an IT consulting and engineering company founded on years of experience in IT for finan

EaSI Technical Assistance for Microfinance entering a new phase

[divider] [divider] The European Commission will directly manage the EaSI Technical Assistance, working closely with Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (the leader of

Borrow Wisely Campaign 2018

The fifth annual Borrow Wisely! Campaign takes place in October 2018. This year, 24 leading financial institutions will work across 16 countries in Europe and Central

MFC Signs Strategic Partnership with China Association of Microfinance

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

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