Access to Finance

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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

Publications & Resources

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

EU Microfinance

#2017EMD: Learn more & get involved!

[divider] [divider] Read the Press Release! As part of its mission, MFC & EMN, in cooperation with the members of both networks, will hold the 3rd European M

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Albanian Microfinance: 25 Years in the Service of Free Entrepreneurship

[divider] [divider] The Albanian Microfinance Association (AMA) brings together the most consolidated Albanian MFIs with an outstanding loan portfolio of approximately USD 120 mi

Publications & Resources

Research results

[divider] Microfinance in Europe. Social Performance Management Report The Report presents current state of social performance practices of European microfinance se

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Save the date! #2017AFF Alternative Finance Forum in Warsaw

[divider] [divider] Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn and network with diverse alternative finance professionals representing a variety of business models and ty

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Are Microfinance Borrowers in Lebanon Over-Indebted?

The paper "Are Microfinance Borrowers in Lebanon Over-Indebted?" presents the results of the research study that aimed to provide empirical evidence that would confirm or refute

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Microfinance and Business Start-ups: Review of the Current Practice in Europe

The paper "Microfinance and Business Start-ups: Review of the Current Practice in Europe" explores the theoretical background and the emergent evidence related to the role of acces

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Delivering Financial Capability: A Look at Business Approaches

Financial capability has been a buzz word for almost a decade as more and more financial institutions and other stakeholders recognize that in order to improve financial inclusio

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Financing Gap and SME Employment Growth: Beyond Access to Finance

The key aim of these MFC research paper "Financing Gap and SME Employment Growth: Beyond Access to Finance" was to investigate the relation between the perceived changes in financ

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Microfinance & the start-up sector: Romania visit || Read our new case studies!

[divider] In early October, MFC staff visited Romania to meet with a range of stakeholders (including MFC members Vitas and GoodBee) to discuss how the microfinance sector current

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Edukacja Finansowa w Polsce

[divider] [divider] Od 2003 r., w MFC zrealizowaliśmy ponad 50 projektów w 22 krajach. Projekty realizowane w Polsce są naszym laboratorium - ich wynikami dzielimy

Past Projects

Increasing Access to Finance for Rural Population in Belarus

Funder: USAID Partner: Republican Microfinance Center [divider] Financial services can be a lifeline to low-income peop

Past Projects

Financing start-ups and social outcomes measurement

[divider] [divider] In a time of economic slow-down, the idea of financing start-up enterprises in the EU is quite alluring. As such, start-ups (enterprises in early stages

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MFC Members Recognized for Financial Inclusion Work

[divider] [divider] [divider] Financial inclusion is high on the European Union agenda, and we support our members to become effective

Research

Research Program

[divider]MFC undertakes quantitative and qualitative research studies in order to provide an insight into the drivers of customer behavior and market development We carry out ente

Research

Demand for Microfinance Services

[divider]We conduct studies to assess the need for credit, deposit and microinsurance services among clients and develop market development projections using the access frontier to

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