Tag: Access to Finance
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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Report “Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age” was published by CreditEase, IFC and Stanford University
[divider] [divider] The report on "Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age" was jointly published by CreditEase, IFC - International Finance Corporation, and Stanford Univer
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International Funding for Financial Inclusion: Key Trends and Development by CGAP
The 2017 edition of CGAP’s annual Cross-Border Funder Survey reports has been released. Funder commitments to financial inclusion reached a historic high of US$37
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Call for proposals: Entrepreneurial capacity building for young migrants
[divider] [divider] Organiser: European Commission Deadline: 24.05.2018 Budget: €2,225,000 Eligible applicants: established in one of the 28 EU countries Th
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Boost of €100 million for microfinance and social enterprises in Europe
[divider] [divider] The EU's financing programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) will receive an additional €100 million for its Guarantee scheme from the E
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1st Forum on Migrant Entrepreneurship Support starts tomorrow
Forum “Identifying common issues and challenges of Migrant Entrepreneurship Support and the role of entrepreneurial skills” 20th February 2018, Danube University Krems, Aus
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Join fi-compass ESF Conference about Financial instruments
[divider] [divider] Second fi-compass ESF Conference Financial instruments funded by the European Social Fund – boosting social impact 8 – 9 March 2018, Brussels, Bel
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Watch and listen again to recent Webinars!
[divider] Microfinance & Business start-ups: Review of the current practice in Europe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT8iJWZGxZE [divider] Mikfrofinans Norge m
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