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 Responsibilities” at the Social Finance Vibe 2021: Pandemic Reboot conference on 15^th September 2021. The presenters Mark de Sousa Shields (IFAD), Lea Soroka (IFC) and Perlat Sulaj (FED Invest, Albania) revealed the innovative approaches and shared their views on the future of financing rural businesses.

You can also watch the session recording.

Sponsors:

This initiative has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi

The content of this publication represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility; it cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission do not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.