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12/03/2010 Reducing red tape for small firms

Very small companies could be exempted from having to draw up annual accounts, after MEPs approved changes to EU accounting rules.

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10/03/2010 MFC publishes its report : Microfinance In Europe and Central Asia

The report is the result of a survey of microfinance in Central Europe and Central Asia at the dawn of the crisis.

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09/03/2010 EU: Creation of a Microcredit instrument to start or develop small business

EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers today agreed on the new facility to provide loans to people who have lost their jobs and want to start or further develop their own small business.

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05/03/2010 EU 2020 Strategy – EC adopts proposal

The European Commission has adopted its proposal for the "Europe 2020" strategy: "EUROPE 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth".

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24/02/2010 Why French Banks should be more engaged in microfinance

This article published in the economic French press "Les Echos" argues that banks could find some economic and strategic reasons for proposing microfinance products to the public.

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19/02/2010 CEFIP : Credit Mediator publishes its annual report 2009

With the publication of this annual report, CEFiP aspires to supply a complete view of the complexity of the credit and credit-insurance mediation process.

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18/02/2010 Eurozone companies still lack credit

Small and medium-sized enterprises in the Eurozone do find the financing they ask from banks, but they have more and more difficulties in obtaining it.

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18/02/2010 European Microfinance Facility - Speech by new Commissioner László Andor

Mr László Andor, the new European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, on February, 11, commented the vote of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in favour of the new microfinance facility.

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11/02/2010 Study on EUROPEAN SMEs at the end of the crisis

This study was carried out among more than 3 000 business leaders in 8 countries.

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10/02/2010 The trap of cheap credit in the United Kingdom

When the crisis arrived, it is the poorest households which were struck, and much harder than during previous recessions according to a report published by the Institute of Public Policy Research in the United Kingdom.The study shows the daily realities of low-income families living in the United Kingdom.

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09/02/2010 Microcredit: agreement on financing of the European facility

The European microcredit facility will be partially financed by the "Progress" programme for employment and social solidarity.

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08/02/2010 Adie wants to create an Observatory of popular entrepreneurship

Maria Nowak, President of Adie, announced during a meeting with Muhammad Yunus, the creation of an observatory of popular entrepreneurship.

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04/02/2010 A new program officer has joined EMN!

Daniel Sorrosal was recruited as EMN Senior Programme Officer based in Brussels, in January, 2010.

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02/02/2010 Berlin launches Microcredit fund to help very small firms

The German government has set up a special microcredit fund of  €100 million to help very small firms to which banks refuse to borrow, announced Minister of Employment, Ursula von der Leyen on January, 27, 2010.

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28/01/2010 The French Banks Federation and France Active sign an agreement to facilitate the microcredit

During “the Show of the Entrepreneurs”, Mr. Baudouin Prot, President of the French Banks Federation (FBF), and Mr. Christian Sautter, President of France Active, sign an agreement of partnership to facilitate the new business start-up by the job-seekers and to value the professional banking microcredit in France.

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26/01/2010 Microfinance debate on RNW’s

The debate, organized by Radio Netherlands Worldwide, will focus on the key challenges facing microfinance institutions (MFIs) amid growing questions over whether they have a real impact in reducing poverty.

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26/01/2010 New EU 2020 strategy - EMN takes position

EMN strongly believes that microfinance can and must play a key role in contributing to the goals of the EU 2020 Strategy.

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26/01/2010 French banks want to develop personal microcredit

The French banks want to develop personal microcredit and just have established common principles under the auspices of the French Banking Federation (FBF); the aim is to grant 10,000 to 15,000 microcredits 2011.

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25/01/2010 Adie publishes its results for 2009

In 2009, Adie, the primary operator of microcredit in France, granted 14,600 microcredits to persons excluded from bank credit in order to help them create their own employment.

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22/01/2010 CDFA publishes its report " Inside out 2009"

This report raises a complete portrait of the performances of the institutions of finance of community development (CDFIs) to the term of year 2009.

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21/01/2010 FEA benefits from the JEREMIE programme thanks to the contirbution of local funds

Fejér Enterprise Agency wishes to mitigate the negative impacts the economic crisis has on micro entrepreneurs by launching a new microcredit construction co-financed by the local government of the town of Székesfehérvár.

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21/01/2010 Neem has just been selected as finalist of the competition "RegioStars"

The RegioStars Jury, under the chairmanship of Dr Jan OLBRYCHT MEP, has now chosen 24 finalists across the six categories.The 24 project promoters have been invited to present their projects in Brussels on 27 January 2010.

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15/01/2010 First EMN peer-to-peer exchange carried out by Fundación Nantik Lum

Thanks to EMN’s peer to peer exchange visits programme, the Fundación Nantik Lum was able to conduct an official visit to the Fondazione Giordano Dell’Amore during the celebration of RITMI’s annual conference in December 2009.

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08/01/2010 10 members of EMN selected for the Jasmine Technical Assistance programme from EIF

Following the call for Expression of Interest for the Jasmine Technical Assistance programme, launched by the EIF, we are very pleased to announce that 10 EMN members have been selected to benefit from an adapted technical assistance in 2010.

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17/12/2009 The « European Progress Microfinance Facility » approved by the EU Parliament.

The report of Kinga Göncz including a modification has been adopted on 15th of December in Strasbourg.

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15/12/2009 The effects of the economic crisis - E-bulletin

EMN Research Working group has published its first e-bulletin on the effects of the economic crisis on European microfinance.

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