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2.3 Million Businesses Left Behind. €16.5 Billion Missing

Financing Gap Report 2026: Unmet Demand for Microfinance in the European Union Across the EU, an estimated 2.3 million current and potential

Growing Rural Communities in Armenia: Farm Credit Armenia’s 2025 Impact Report

How can responsible finance strengthen rural economies while advancing sustainability goals? The latest Impact report 2025 from Farm Credit Armenia offers a compelling answer.

Meet Our New Member: Agricover Credit IFN

We are delighted to welcome Agricover Credit IFN as a new member of the MFC network. For nearly two decades, Agricover Credit IFN has been supporting Romania’s agricultur

NovaLend Receives the European Code of Good Conduct Certificate

NovaLend has officially received the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision Certificate, awarded by the European Commission. This achievement confirms that th

EU Anti Poverty Strategy: Microfinance role explicitly recognised as instrumental

In May 2026, the European Commission formally adopted and published the first ever EU Anti Poverty Strategy. The strategy aims to set a pathway toward reaching the EU’s 2030

Italian Microfinance Leaders Explore Impact Measurement at the SIFTA Workshop in Vicenza

On 8 July, Italian microfinance institutions and social enterprise finance providers came together in Vicenza for the workshop, organised by R

MFC Annual Report 2025: Strengthening Inclusive Finance Through Partnership, Innovation and Advocacy

MFC is pleased to present its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing a year marked by resilience, cooperation and meaningful impact across Europe and Central Asia. Despite a challengi

From Data to Impact: A New Toolkit Helping European Microfinance Measure What Matters

MFC Annual Conference 2026 Spotlight, Albaniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNhLDS_RUog How can microfinance institutions move beyond collecting data and start using it to strengt

MFC Contributing to the Future of Finance and Innovation for Micro and Small Businesses

MFC’s CEO, Wojciech Stępień, participated in the European Forum on Financing Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 2026 in Warsaw, joining a panel discuss

MFC Members Exchange Knowledge on Digital Lending in Lithuania

As part of MFC’s commitment to capacity building and peer learning, representatives of Klear Lending (Bulgaria) and Finbee (Lithuania) met in Vilnius for a peer-to-peer lear

European Microfinance Day Campaign 2026

Following the European Microfinance Day event held in April in Brussels, co-organised by the European Investment Bank, fi-compass, the European Commission (DG EMPL), Microfina

From Achievements to Elections: Key Outcomes of the MFC Annual Membership Meeting 2026

The MFC Annual Membership Meeting 2026 brought together members from across Europe and Central Asia to reflect on the network’s achievements, review key developments, welcom

MFC at GECES Working Group on Access to Finance

In May, Beata Biela, Advocacy Manager, represented MFC in the GECES Working Group on Access to Finance. The Group’s objective is, inter alia, to analyse the Council Recom

SIFTA Workshops and Webinar Strengthen Organisational Resilience and Engagement

In June, SIFTA delivered a series of learning opportunities focused on strengthening organisational resilience, communication and workplace culture. On 15 June, Croatia

Psychological Safety in Teams: A Foundation for Trust, Innovation and Performance

On 25 June 2026, we hosted the SIFTA webinar “Psychological Safety in Teams: A Foundation for Trust, Innovation, and Performance”, delivered as part of the InvestEU Adviso

MFC Member Spotlight: Development Guarantee Group

This month, we are featuring Development Guarantee Group, a specialist advisory and asset management company focused on developing innovative guarantee solutions that contribu

Polish Loan Funds Set Priorities for the Months Ahead

On 16–17 June, representatives of Poland’s loan fund sector gathered for the Annual Assembly of the Polish Association of Loan Funds (PZFP) to discuss current priorities,

Be Part of the EU-Wide Social Economy Digitalisation Survey

Social economy organisations across Europe are invited to participate in a new EU-wide survey on digitalisation. The questionnaire is part of the study Digitalisation in the S

MFC Joins 250+ Organisations Calling for a Strong Social EU Budget

Microfinance Centre has joined more than 250 European and national organisations in urging EU leaders to place social and territorial investment at the centre of the next EU budge

MFC at GECES: Shaping the Future of Social Economy Policy in Europe

In June, Microfinance Centre participated in a meeting of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES), where policymakers, practi

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