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Business and Development Go "Hand in Hand," ResponsAbility Argues

Microfinance Focus, August 27, 2012: In a news bulletin issued by responsAbility, a swiss private capital provider for social businesses, the organization conveyed their disapproval of recent trends towards increasing "interference" in the business practices of MFIs. Christian Speckhardt, Member of the Management Board and author of this bulletin writes, "abandoning th

European Microfinance Week to focus on combining strengths

The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a network of over 135 organizations and individuals active in the area of microfinance in Europe has announced the date of European Microfinance Week for the current year. European Microfinance Week, an annual conference organized by e-MFP will take place in the Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg, 14th - 16th November 2

German Trade fair awards Oikocredit

Oikocredit has been awarded at the Germany’s Fair Trade Awards 2012. Oikocredit received the award in the category ‘civil society’, for its credit café, which is a special coffee developed in the support of fair trade by one of the Oikocredit’s German support associations.

Progress Microfinance € 1m loan for French MFI

Microfinance in ECA - post financial crisis

Microfinance Focus, February 4, 2012: According to a MIX and CGAP report ‘2011 Eastern Europe and Central Asia’, Bosnian microfinance institutions are experiencing hard times recovering from the financial crisis and high over-indebted

Progress Microfinance lends €8m to support Spanish microenterprises

RedCloud, BlueOrchard invest in Bolivian mobile money platform

Mikrofond’s financial education project in Bulgaria

GDA invites applications for Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award

Microfinance Focus, January 17, 2012: Giordano Dell’Amore Foundation and European Microfinance Network have announced the fourth edition of the Giordano Dell' Amore Microfinance Good Practices Europe Award and are inviting applications for it.

The Award winner will receive 50,000 euro. Award winner is required to reinvest these funds for the impl

EIF lends € 4 million to Polish microfinance institution