Tag: Access to Finance
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
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Microfinance Centre (MFC) signs Strategic Partnership with Romanian Association of Microfinance Institutions (MFA)
We are happy to announce that the Microfinance Centre (MFC) and Romanian Association of Microfinance Institutions (MFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.The main goal of t
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Saving Groups Methodology and Training Curriculum
This saving groups methodology and training curriculum aims to promote Savings Groups in countries where partner organisations of the LEarning, Teaming up and Saving – SAVing gro
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Borrow Wisely Campaign 2020 Presenting Its Results, 2021 Edition Inviting You to Join!
[article regularly updated] Last year’s BWC results are here for you to consult. The participants, assisted by MFC team, have done a tremendous job to adapt the Camp
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Borrow Wisely Campaign 2020 – the 7th edition in October
News: 2021 Edition of the Borrow Wisely Campaign is Open for Applications! 2020 edition's results | 2021BWC invitation Big THANK YOU and first impressions 7th Edition of the Bor
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7th Edition of the Borrow Wisely Campaign Has Started Right Now! #2020BWC
October is here which equals the BORROW WISELY CAMPAIGN 2020 launch! This year’s participants have prepared lots of #2020BWC activities on-line (and some off-line as w
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#BorrowWisely is kicking off in TWO WEEKS!
Borrow Wisely Campaign is almost here – the 7th edition is starting on the very first day of October! This year the format will be modified due to the pandemic restrictions. But
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Migrant Entrepreneurship Online Conference “Growing Europe”- Every Thursday of September
Make your September count! After months of lockdown that has disproportionately affected the world’s disadvantaged communities, especially those with their own businesse
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EIF and European Commission Launch New Covid-19 Measures Supporting Micro- and Social Enterprises Under the EaSI Guarantee Instrument
Coronavirus: EIF and European Commission Launch New Covid-19 Measures Supporting Micro- and Social Enterprises Under the Eur 400m EaSI Guarantee Instrument Enhanced
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The Contribution of the Fintech Sector to Financial Inclusion and Health – A Review of Opportunities and Challenges
The case studies present findings on the current state of the fintech industry in six countries: (UK, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey and the Czech Republic) in the context o
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EaSI Technical Assistance Investment Readiness Training for Microfinance Institutions in Hungary
The European Union is offering an investment readiness training under the EaSI Technical Assistance programme tailored to microfinance institutions and other stakeholders in the Hu
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LETS SAVEE
LEarning, Teaming up and Saving – SAVing groups for Employabiliy and Empowerment, in other words LETS SAVEE, is a new project which MFC is coordinating. The project aims at explo
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IFC Lending $16 million to BT Mic to Support Romanian MSEs
International Finance Corporation (IFC) said it is providing $16 million (14.5 million euro) to Romania's BT Mic to improve access to finance for micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
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EU Funding Toolkit – a Very Useful Resource on EU Funding Programmes by Euclid Network
Euclid Network in cooperation with EC prepared a very handy toolkit about all of the EU funding programmes. It can be very useful for all of the MFI’s, social enterprises
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EU Commission Announces Action Plan for Social Economy
The Commission presents a Communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. It sets out how social policy will help deliver on the challenges and opportunities
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A Recipe Book for Social Finance Published
European Commission publiished the second edition of the Recipe book for social finance. This is a practical guide for developing financial instruments and finance markets for soc
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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
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Two New Publications added to the MFC Library!
[divider] [divider] Have you heard? The MFC Library is your source for all the latest publications on microfinance, financial inclusion, capacity building and other topics
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EU budget: a new Social Fund and Globalisation Adjustment Fund
[divider] [divider] For the next long-term EU budget, the European Commission proposes to further strengthen the Union’s social dimension with a renewed European Social F
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Social Performance Management in Microfinance: Infographic Report
[divider] Social performance management (SPM) refers to the systems that organizations use to achieve their stated social mission. As a part of Microfinance Centres’ ongoing eff
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