Tag: Research
Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report. 2022 Edition
The 2022 edition of the report on the status of microfinance in Europe, compiled by the European Microfinance Network and the Microfinance Centre, is out now. This is the 10th e
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MFC Barometer of Trends in Microfinance – 2021 Edition
In 2021, the efforts of microfinance institutions focused on recovering to their pre-Covid-19 levels of activities and on building further resilience to the upco
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Advancing Green Economy through Microfinance in Europe
The paper offers a glimpse into the emerging green microfinance activities within the microfinance sector in the EU. While there are some encouraging
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Strengthening Clients’ Digital Business Skills
European MSEs often struggle to keep up with the pace of digital transformation. Digital skills development is key to benefit from the digital revolution and overcome the existing
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Datathons – a new way of learning from clients
The publication presents a novel approach to data analysis in microfinace – a datathon - and provides insights into the process and results of a dathaton conducted by Mastercard
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Datathons – a new way of learning from clients
Monday, December 6th, 2021, 10:00 - 11:00 CET (Amsterdam / Warsaw / Sarajevo) The webinar showcased a novel approach to data analysis - a datathon. During the webinar, KMF - a lead
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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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watch: Advancing Green Microfinance – Entering Green Finance Space by MFIs
Entry into green finance sector brings new opportunities and potential benefits but is not without challenges. It is a new line of business for most microfinance institutions which
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Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report (2020 Edition)
This Survey Report presents a detailed snapshot of the microfinance sector up until the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, with information gathered in 2018-2019. However,
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MFI Digitalization Pathways. Monitoring Progress in Microfinance Digital Journeys [Research Paper]
This paper summarizes the results of research conducted among MFC members on the digital solutions. Results are presented against the MFC’s Digital Transformation Framework to il
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Digitalization of Microfinance in Europe – Where Do We Stand? Which Way to Go?
Digitalization of microfinance in Europe - where do we stand? which way to go? The Microfinance Centre is warmly inviting you to watch a webinar (video recording below) where
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The Will of Microfinance Institutions to Maintain Their Activities During Covid-19 Crisis
Source : Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation ADA, Inpulse and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation have collaborated to monitor and analyse the effects of the Covid-19 crisis fo
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Microfinance Survey Report (2020 Edition) – Key Findings Webinar on 9th February
EMN and MFC are pleased to invite you to discover and exchange on the key findings from their core publication, Microfinance in Europe: Survey Report, during a joint webinar on 9 F
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Digital Readiness & Digital Literacy – Your MFIs “must haves” by MFC
Digitalization is with no doubt a hot topic of our times. The pandemic has only accelerated this process. To be digitalized or not to, is not anymore a question – it is a must.
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Microfinance Sector in Europe [Research Paper]
This paper summarizes the data collected by the Microfinance Centre (MFC) through a survey of microfinance institutions in Europe to assess the impact of COVID-19 crisis on the sit
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MFC Member – Inpulse: New Opportunities After COVID19: a Joint Assessment [UPDATED VERSION]
JULY - AUGUST SURVEY A resumption of activities under operational and financial constraints Inpulse joined forces with ADA and the Fondation GCA – Grameen Crédit Agricole
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[WEBINARS] COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on European MFIs and Their Clients
Microfinance Centre is inviting you to watch two webinars where we will be presenting the findings of our research. The surveys aimed at assessing the impact of the pande
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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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SME Financial Health Scorecard Summary
The paper presents the concept of financial health for small businesses and describes the MFC’s approach to constructing a comprehensive measure of financial health. First, the p
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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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