Right now it is just a perfect time to get in touch with us and sign up for the #2021BWC. First step : drop a message to Kinga Dąbrowska at kinga@projekt.mfc.org.pl You are surely curious of the last editions outcomes – read how it was in 2020! Why is it worth to participate in the Borrow Wisely Campaign? You will ...

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 partnership initiatives that would combine the social mission of microfinance with the solidarity mechanisms within Europe, to renew investment in local entrepreneurship and innovation. This Policy Note was prepared by the European ...

European Social Economy Summit (#EUSES) 26 & 27 May 2021, is a jointly organized digital conference by the European Commission and the City of Mannheim. The #EUSES is a conference which aims at strengthening the social economy in Europe and harness its contribution to economic development, social inclusion as well as green and digital transitions. The discussions will focus on three ...

The European Commission has announced the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan which outlines concrete actions to further implement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights. It is a joint effort of the Members States and the EU, with an active involvement of social partners and civil society. It also proposes employment, skills and social protection headline ...

Social economy is a part of the economy driven primarily by collective interests as well as social and environmental objectives. This initiative seeks to boost the contribution of social economy organisations to a fair and sustainable growth. It will enhance social investment, support social economy actors to start up, scale up, innovate and create jobs. Therefore, EU is developing action ...

One of the key objectives of the EaSI programme is to stimulate the financial and social inclusion of borrowers wishing to set-up or develop their micro-enterprises and who may have limited or no access to the conventional credit market. To this end, under the EaSI Microfinance Guarantee, the offering of non-financial support in the form of business development services (“BDS”) as ...

The European Union is offering this webinar to representatives from microfinance institutions (MFI) about the demand for finance from the agriculture sector and how financial institutions can increase lending to agri-businesses. This session is first of a webinar series aiming to help microfinance institutions interested in exploring the investment needs in the agri-finance sector. The first webinar will explore the ...

[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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...