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4th European Microfinance Day: E=mc2

The sector calls for innovative funding sources to keep supporting entrepreneurship and employment

Podcast: a conversation between EMN & MFC Directors during the common Annual Conference

Digital transformation in the microfinance sector is here and now!

26 October 2018 (09:00 - 14:00 CEST)

In
Brussels, Belgium

E=mc²: an investigation of the exponential impact of microcredit

Event Conference
29 - 30 November 2018

In
Warsaw, Poland

EVPA 14th Annual Conferece: New frontier for Impact

Event Conference

The EEA Grants and Norway Grants

Programme SMEs Growth Romania

Scheme Small grant scheme for focus areas Green Industry Innovation, Blue Growth and ICT

The EEA & Norway Grants, representing Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway‘s contribution, have as objectives (2014-2021) to reduce economic and social disparities and to strengthen bilateral relations within 15 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics.

The Programme “SMEs Growth Romania” seeks to increase value creation and sustainable growth in the Romanian business sector.

CIRIEC International – International Centre of Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy

Call for Papers: 7th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy

The call for paper has been launched in the framework of the 7th CIRIEC International Research Conference on

Social and Solidarity Economy: Moving Towards a New Economic System

Bucharest, Romania, 6th – 9th June 2019

The 7th CIRIEC’s international conference will be an occasion for shared reflection on the role of Social and Solidarity Economy in facing the current challenges and a realizing a ‘transformational vision’ such as the one set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

European Commission

Transnational Actions for Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the EU Member States and Supporting Legal Migration

The European Union’s objective to constitute an area of freedom, security and justice should be achieved, inter alia, through common measures framing a policy on asylum and immigration, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third countries and their nationals.

Financial Inclusion of Germany’s Refugees: Current Situation and Road Ahead

Publication EMN Working papers

A new European microfinance panel data set: The European Microfinance Network survey 2006-2015

Publication EMN Working papers

Microfinance Barometer 2018

Publication Papers

Fair Finance Annual Report 2018

Publication Impact studies

BEF's Social Impact Report 2017/18

Publication Impact studies

What we do

Advocacy

The development of microfinance in Europe has encountered many legal and political obstacles. It is therefore important that the European Microfinance Network be strongly involved in advocacy on a wide range of issues related to microfinance, micro-enterprises, social and financial exclusion, self-employment and employment creation.

Helpdesk

Do you have a question about financial inclusion in the EU? Want to know more about EU financial instruments for microfinance programs? Looking for recent access to financial research initiatives? Are you curious to find out how the European Code of Conduct works? We have answers for you!

Webinars

One of the many functions of the European Microfinance Network (EMN) is to organise debates and webinars addressing a wide range of subjects pertinent to microfinance in Europe. These activities are a chance to foster an exchange of ideas among different partners, and contribute to spreading knowledge of microfinance throughout Europe.

Peer-to-Peer Visits

The peer-to-peer exchange visits, exclusively intended for EMN members, provide each EMN member with the opportunity to visit another member on a specific theme, in order to deepen the understanding of their work, to encourage exchange of good practices and to develop expertise. These bilateral exchanges, tailor-made to members' needs and expectations, also facilitate cooperation and collaboration between EMN members.

Working Groups

EMN organises Working Groups to strengthen the involvement of its members in the Network. The activities carried out by the different Working Groups are very diverse: organisation of workshops, elaboration of research papers, publications, creation of new tools for microfinance management, etc.

Annual Conference

The organisation of the Annual Conference is EMN’s main activity. Every year since 2004, we have organised this major meeting. Today, our conferences bring together around 300 participants with varying backgrounds, attract sponsors and investors along with EU representatives, and are a wonderful experience for information exchange and networking for everyone interested in European microfinance!

European Microfinance Day

The European Microfinance Day initiative was launched in 2015 as a tool to highlight the impact of the microfinance sector in Europe from a social and an economic perspective.

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