Tag: Financial Inclusion
MFC joins forces with UNHCR to enhance refugees’ financial inclusion
In December 2021, the Microfinance Centre (MFC) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed a partnership agreement that aims at enhancing refugees’ financial inclusion (access to m
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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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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
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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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#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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European Commission : Public Consultations – Autumn 2020
Take part in three public consultations! Consumer Credit Directive impact assessment & review (Deadline: 1 September 2020) Consumer credit agreements (where credit is grant
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Smart Campaign has Come to an End
After a decade of raising awareness and incentivizing the adoption of responsible practices among inclusive finance providers, the Smart Campaign is coming to an end. CFI will tran
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Over 1 900 000 people reached by Borrow Wisely Campaign 2019! Join us in 2020 and spread the word about smart borrowing
How was BWC 2019? First of all: Congratulations to all of the participating institutions, You have done a great job! Client’s workshops and fairs, along with one-on-one meetin
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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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Join the first EaSI Technical Assistance Webinar from a Series on Gender Finance at Microfinance Institutions
The European Union is offering a webinar for microfinance institutions (MFI) interested in acquiring new skills to support better their women clients. The webinar will lay out the
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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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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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Financial Inclusion Compass 2018: e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends
The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) has launched the Financial Inclusion Compass 2018 – its new paper on emerging short, medium and long-term trends in the financial inc
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Mapping the Future of the Albanian Microfinance Sector
[divider] The Albanian Microfinance Association is teaming up with the MFC to map a vision of the role microfinance can play in the future development of Albania and continue
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Join MFC for 3 sessions during the European Microfinance Week 2018!
[divider] [divider] European Microfinance Week, organised by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) in Luxembourg on 14 - 16 November, hosts high level and in-depth discu
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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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MAGNET: Join Networking and Sharing on Migrant Entrepreneurship
Are you interested in the topic of migrant entrepreneurship? Do you wonder if there are opportunities to support migrants' businesses and what are the best practices? Join the
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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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