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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

EU Microfinance

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

MFC webinars on digitalisation

Datathons – a new way of learning from clients

Monday, December 6th, 2021, 10:00 - 11:00 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo) The webinar showcased a novel approach to data analysis - a datathon. During the webinar, KMF - a lead

External Publications

HR Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector

Read the recent study report Together with e-MFP, we are pleased to announce the launch of the report 'Human Resource Development Practices in the Microfinance Sector'. This public

7th European Microfinance Day: Keeping the doors open for all entrepreneurs

The European Microfinance Day was launched in 2015 as a tool to highlight the impact of the microfinance sector in Europe from a social and an economic perspective. The campaign is

MFC is Partnering In the Sentinel Project | New Research Initiative

MFC is proudly presenting the launch of the Sentinel project. It is a research initiative formed to really understand how microfinance providers are coping with and adapting to th

Microfinance’s Role in Mitigating Human Capital Flight | Publication

Microfinance institutions are in a key position to help mitigate the effects of human capital flight that manifests between East and West Europe. We want to propose public-private

Mastercard Center For Inclusive Growth & MFC – Partnership

Mastercard and Microfinance Centre seal new partnership to support 300,000 microbusinesses and microfinance institutions in Europe and Central Asia The partnership will enable mic

LETS SAVEE 2nd Case Study | LAB.IN.S Società Cooperativa Impresa Sociale (Italy) | Saving Groups

18 March 2021 Learn about saving groups and how to incorporate financial literacy into saving groups operations based on the experience of Labins from Italy. Lab

watch: Advancing Green Microfinance – Entering Green Finance Space by MFIs

Entry into green finance sector brings new opportunities and potential benefits but is not without challenges. It is a new line of business for most microfinance institutions which

watch: KEEP CALM, ADAPT AND CARRY ON COVID19 vs Digitalization Series| EaSI Technical Assistance

MFC invites you to our special series of webinars featuring , & to learn and discuss! [Read about the whole series] Webinar no 1 | KEEP CALM, ADAPT AND CARRY ON

watch: A FUNDER IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED – COVID19 vs Digitalization series | EaSI Technical Assistance

The European Union is offering this webinar to microfinance institutions (MFI) interested in exploring the impact of the pandemic on MSME oriented finance in Europe and what can be

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