MICROFINANCE EVENT: 24th MFC Annual Conference: Microfinance Investing Through Uncertainty; June 29-30, 2022; Istanbul, Turkey

The conference is slated to cover investment opportunities and other strategies for addressing “gender, green finance and technological challenges” related to inclusive finance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event features seminars with titles such as

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFC, UNHCR to Convene Working Group on Access to Microfinance, Business Development for Refugees in Europe

The Microfinance Centre (MFC), a network of 95 microfinance providers in Europe and Central Asia, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently launched a project to support refugees in Europe by helping them become self-reliant via access to microfinance and business services. The partners will build a working group of financial services providers, regulators and other stakeholders

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Centre “Borrow Wisely Campaign” Seeks to Prevent Over-indebtedness

During the month of October, the Microfinance Centre (MFC), a 113-member network based in Poland, is running its annual Borrow Wisely Campaign (BWC) “to make [borrowers] aware of the threat of excessive debt and help them learn how to avoid it.” BWC and its members do this through: