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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 requires changes in internal operational procedures, financial products, and credit assessment methods. At this point, many microfinance institutions that are unfamiliar with the green finance methodologies perceive it as risky and difficult ...

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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 Campaign to the pandemic reality. General outreach of the Campaign in 2020 You surely are curious of the overall outreach of #Borrow Wisely last year. The figures are terrific: overall BWC partners ...

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COVID-19 Crisis and Digitalization – Webinar Series | EaSI Technical Assistance

The European Union is offering this webinar to microfinance institutions (MFI) interested in exploring the impact of the pandemic on MSME oriented finance in Europe and what can be done to support FIs to transition into a post pandemic world.   What are the webinars about?  The first webinar will discuss the challenges that the practitioners are facing one year ...

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Contribute to Strengthening Human Resource Management in Microfinance

Are you serious about cultivating talent and protecting and benefiting their employees? Then you are invited to contribute to the research for MFIs to understand their current state of HR practice and gain insight into alternative approaches in talent management.   MFC together with the e-MFP Human Resources Action Group developed the comprehensive survey, which will take about 90 minutes – you will be asked to reflect on your current HRM ...

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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, based on additional data collected during the first semester of 2020, we were also able to produce a chapter on the preliminary impact of the pandemic on European MFIs. While the effects of the current crisis remain ...

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Apply Till 3rd March ! Social Innovation Tournament – EIB Institute

The Social Innovation Tournament recognises and supports the best European social entrepreneurs. It promotes innovative ideas and rewards initiatives that contribute to creating social, ethical or environmental impact. Typically, it covers projects in the areas of education, healthcare, the environment, circular economy, inclusion, job creation, ageing and many more. Awards To mark the tenth anniversary of the SIT, winning projects ...

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Wondering About Serving Migrant Entrepreneurs? Join the Webinar on 25th February to Learn More

Financing migrant entrepreneurs can be attractive and profitable. Provided the right financing is offered. This requires a clear understanding of this new client group, with extremely diverse assets base, capabilities, and financing needs. Understanding this will allow preparing the right risk profile of this new client group. We therefore invite you to attend the upcoming YMCB Webinar TOPIC : “Better access to Finance for ...

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3rd AMFA Annual Meeting of Financial Educators -12th February

    Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) cordially invites you to join our Annual Meeting of Financial Educators on “Boosting financial education in digital era”, which will be held on 12th February, 2021 and will start at 10:00 (Baku time) within EU funded project “Accelerating development sustainable micro-entrepreneurship in rural regions of Azerbaijan” (ADSMIRRA). Annual Meeting of Financial Educators professional development meeting ...

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Impact of the European Commission’s Social Business Initiative

  In 2011, the European Commission presented the Social Business Initiative (SBI) which established an EU level action plan with concrete measures to establish a favourable environment for social enterprises (SE). This study analyses the impact of the SBI on the development of social enterprises/social economy and their operating environments at national and EU levels. The study also includes an ...

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Updated European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision Enters Into Force

The transition period of the updated Code, published on 30 June 2020, will end on 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021, all new Code evaluations of microfinance institutions will be made based on the updated Code. In addition, the Code Steering Group, chaired by the European Commission, has adopted on 27 November 2020 the following changes regarding the ...

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