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Refugee Finance in times of uncertainty: mitigating risks and identifying opportunities

24 May and 26 April 2022

INTRODUCTIONThe crisis in Ukraine continues to impact financial markets across the world. As financial service providers begin to come to terms with the new reali

Join the EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar: What can microfinance learn from the EU crowdfunding? 

22 April 2022

IntroductionExplore how can the experience of the EU crowdfunding platforms be adapted by microfinance practitioners to expand their outreach to micro and social

Welcome a new Member of MFC – ASPEKT from Macedonia

We are delighted to welcome ASPEKT as a new member of the Microfinance Network. Their expertise will prove an essential contribution to the membership’s efforts towards digitaliz

Webinar on Engagement banking – applications for MFIs 

12 April 2022

Engagement Banking puts the customer at the center of all banking activities and delivers the digital experience that customers nowadays expect. It is important to understand that

Webinar on Innovation in BDS for farmers – ABA center and FED Invest case study 

6 April 2022

IntroductionSharing the experience of the partnership of FED Invest, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-supported Project on Financial Inclusion of Albanian Smallholders

Call for Proposals – Consultant for local Policy Forum Romania

Terms of Reference  Local Consultant for implementation of 4 Local Action Groups and Policy Forum in Romania  The main goal is to support the Romanian microfinance sect

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management courses – discount for MFC Members

Registrations for the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management courses are discounted for MFC members! Frankfurt School shares its experience in Financial Inclusion

MFC on the situation in Ukraine and ways of helping Ukrainians right now.

We have watched in shock as Ukraine was invaded last week by Russian military troops. We express our concern for all of those affected by the violence. With each new image of famil

EU Action Plan for the Social Economy

The European Commission presented a new action plan to support the social economy. With the action plan the Commission proposed a coherent set of measures aimed at creating en

Enhancing Refugees’ Financial Inclusion

Project title: Enhancing refugees’ financial inclusion (access to microfinance and business development support) Project status: active Project duration:�

LETS SAVEE – Watch Saving Groups Videos

Check how Saving Groups can contribute to improving lives of low income earners, migrants, poor unemployed, people with unstable jobs and microentrepreneurs by encouraging these gr

Updated edition of the Universal Standards

The Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management (“the Universal Standards”) is a comprehensive manual of best practices to help financial service pr

Microfinance in Motion: Emerging New Business Models in Microfinance in Europe. A Four-Part Series of Webinars

Introduction This four-part webinar series will explore new microfinance business models that emerged in response to new technological solutions and the recent COVID-19 pandemic.&n

LETS SAVEE 3rd Case Study | Cash2Grow from the Netherlands | Saving Groups

Learn about Savings Group in Europe - Cash2Grow Case Study Cash2Grow, who has been successfully establishing and promoting saving groups model as one of the ways to combat soc

Savings Group Feasibility Report

Check the newest Feasibility Report and find out what are the implications for setting up Savings Groups in Europe.The feasibility report is one of the deliverables of the Erasmus

Changes in the MFC Management Board

The MFC Management Board went through important changes in 2021. In April, Katarzyna Pawlak took over the Executive Director’s role from Grzegorz Galusek. Grzegorz resigned, foll

Meet the leaders in digitalisation

Read the brief case studies, summarizing leading MFIs efforts in digitalisation. Each case focuses on differet aspect: digital marketing, digital loan process, digtal payments, and

#SFV 2021 Sessions recordings

Trends & Covid Conference Opening and Welcome Address https://youtu.be/jEmDlRzlfIM Tim Ogden and his Keynote Speech https://youtu.be/60DsBWbVYfE Inclusive Finance and the Pande

Rural Finance Trends

The following paper summarises the main messages presented during the session “The Inclusive Rural Finance Value Chains and Sustainable Retail Outcomes: Key Trends and Responsibi

MFC Barometer of Trends in Microfinance – 2021 Edition

In 2021, the efforts of microfinance institutions focused on recovering to their pre-Covid-19 levels of activities and on building further resilience to the upco