Organisation

MFR
Organisation general information
Organisation name: 
MFR
Founding year: 
2000
Country: 
Italy
Total number of staff: 
33
Resources dedicated to microfinance: 
27
Percentage of microfinance activities: 
Between 70 and 100%
Type of organisation: 
For profit
 
Consultants and support services (such as rating, IT or law firms)
Organisation's contact person
Contact person: 
Mr. Aldo Moauro
Address: 
Via Rigola 7
20159
Milan
Italy
Phone: 
+39 (02) 3656 5019
Organisation summary
Mission: 

Our mission is to provide the inclusive finance industry worldwide with independent ratings, certifications and high quality information services, aiming at enhancing transparency, facilitating investments and promoting professionalism and responsible practices.

Type of intervention: 
  • Rating services, pre-rating services, certification & social audits, services for investors, services for regulators
Countries of intervention: 
Programmes open to all regions.
Areas of intervention: 
  • Macro level: Supervision, Client protection, Strengthening national/regional microfinance support sector, Capacity building (focused on all MFIs)
  • Intermediate level: Rural finance, Microfinance investment vehicules, Social impact/performance, Environmental microfinance
  • Micro level: Financial product development and innovation, Performance (financial and social), Ratings and external audits, MFI operations (e.g. general management, governance, finance and accounting, staff training, recuiting), Graduation of MFIs, Risk management, Management information systems
  • Other themes: Academic research, Impact and performances studies, Sector mapping, Evaluation
Main competences: 
  • Ratings and certifications of MFIs and MIVs
  • Social change assessment
  • Microfinance industry studies
Please indicate any innovations in your microfinance program planned for the coming year: 

Rating (financial and social) of social businessess.

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