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Face to Face with our Members: Olivier Edelman, Head of Microfinance Unit, European Investment

An interview with Olivier Edelman, Head of Microfinance Unit, EIB

Supporting access to finance for SMEs and micro-entrepreneurs has been the common thread in Olivier Edelman’s career at the EIB Group. After having worked eight years for commercial banks in Belgium, Olivier joined the European Investment Fund (EIF) in 2009. He was in charge of guarantee […]

Programme de bourse InFiNe.lu – appel à candidature, Formation CIF-OIT Assurer le fonctionnement de la microfinance

Programme de bourse InFiNe.lu – Appel à candidature
Formation Assurer le fonctionnement de la microfinance : comment les bailleurs peuvent-ils soutenir la microfinance de manière efficace ?
13-17 novembre, 2017 – Rabat, Maroc
Date limite de candidature vendredi 15 septembre 14h
L’objectif du programme de bourse InFiNe.lu est de renforcer l’expertise en finance inclusive au Luxembourg.

InFiNe.lu offre une bourse complémentaire […]

InFiNe.lu at the 2017 Boulder Microfinance Training – Week 3 insights

Alessandra Nibbio is the InFiNe.lu sholar to attend the 2017 Boulder Microfinance training. She gives her insights of her 3-week experience in Turin:

Week 1:

The methodologies and processes to assess financial and social performance of Microfinance Institutions
Digital Finance Services

Week 2:

Client Centricity and Segmentation
Interest rates set up and microcredit methodologies

Week 3:

SME Finance
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InFiNe.lu at Boulder Microfinance Training – Week 2

Alessandra Nibbio, junior consultant at Innpact, is the InFiNe.lu scholar attending the 2017 Boulder Microfinance Training.

She is sharing her experience of the training. Find out what are the insights of her first and third week and the two articles concerning her second week:

Client Centricity and Segmentation
Interest rates set up and microcredit methodologies

Segmentation as […]

InFiNe.lu at 2017 Boulder Microfinance Training in Turin – Week 1

It is the third year InFiNe.lu is sending members to the Boulder Microfinance Training through its Scholarship Programme. After a call of applications in January 2017 and a rigourous selection process, Alessandra Nibbio, junior consultant at Innpact received the sholarship.

She is now in Turin attending the intensive 3 week programme and giving us her insights […]

Face to Face with our Members: Katharine Pulvermacher, Executive Director, Microinsurance Network

An interview with Katharine Pulvermacher, Executive Director, Microinsurance network

Katharine Pulvermacher joined the Microinsurance Network in May 2017. Originally from South Africa, Katharine has lived and worked in Europe and the UK. A development economist who specialised in African Economics, she has a long track record in research and research management and has written on topics […]

Publication of Luxembourg Cooperation Annual Report 2016

The Annual Report 2016 from the Luxembourg Cooperation is out. A chapter is dedicated to inclusive finance.

The Luxembourg Cooperation supports microfinance and inclusive finance for more than 20 years. In 2016, it renewed its commitments with various partners in the sector, such as the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) for 2016-2018 and LuxFLAG […]

Inclusive Finance on RTL radio

On a regular basis, Michel Maquil, InFiNe.lu Chairman, is invited to explain, in 3 minutes, a subject close to the financial inclusion on the radio. This exercise is called « Carte Blanche ».

Here are the subjects presented so far on air:

2018:

The focus of January 17 Carte Blanche is The access to financial services and products. Get […]

La cybersécurité et les institutions de microfinance

Luxembourg le 7 juillet 2017

Les institutions de microfinance (IMF) sont exposées à de nombreux risques menaçant leur viabilité. Avec le développement des nouvelles technologies et de la finance digitale, elles ne sont pas à l’abri de la cybercriminalité. Jean-Louis Perrier, associé de Suricate Solutions SA, a fait le point sur la situation notamment des IMFs plus […]

Atelier sur le surendettement des particuliers, Luxembourg, 4 juillet

Luxembourg le 4 juillet 2017

InFiNe.lu a participé à l’atelier sur le surendettement des particuliers au Luxembourg organisé par IMS Luxembourg dans les locaux de 6zero1 à Differdange. L’atelier regroupait 24 participants qui représentaient des membres d’IMS, ainsi que des organisations actives dans le domaine social et solidaire à Luxembourg.

Le surendettement de particuliers est un phénomène […]