Introduction to microfinance

“It was long thought that microfinance was limited to developing countries”*. However, microfinance in Europe has its own very specific history which characteristics and challenges differ, of course, from microfinance in the world, but which fight against poverty and social exclusion is the same.

* Western Europe and rest of the world: do we talk about the same practices? (Philippe Guichandut)

European Microfinance Network - Paris
103 Rue de Vaugirard
75006 Paris - FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 22 01 19 - Fax: +33 (0)1 42 22 06 44

European Microfinance Network - Brussels
in the premises of
Fonds de participation - Participatiefonds
rue de Ligne 1
1000 Brussels - BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 209.08.38 - Fax: +32 2 209.08.32

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Introduction to microfinance

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