e-MFP Press Releases

2026

16 March: The European Microfinance Award becomes the Luxembourg Award for Inclusive Finance.

2025

18 November: IF25 Closes With Sessions on Post-War Recovery, Cooperatives and the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Inclusive Finance.

17 November: RADIANT YACU of Rwanda wins European Microfinance Award 2025.

13 November: Inclusive Finance 25 Opens With Frank Discussion At The Changed Funding Context.

2024

19 November: e-MFP’s Hybrid European Microfinance Week 2024 Closes with African Fintech Pitch Sessions and a Debate on the Future Role of Emerging Technologies.

15 November: Rural Finance Initiative Limited (RUFI) Wins the 2024 European Microfinance Award for Empowering Refugees Through Financial Inclusion.

14 November: EMW2024 Opens Amidst “Pressing Challenges”, With Focus on Accelerating Progress Towards SDGs and Financial Inclusion of Forcibly Displaced People.

26 September: Al Majmoua (Lebanon), FATEN (OPT), and RUFI (Uganda) announced as Finalists for EMA2024 on 'Advancing Financial Inclusion for Refugees & FDPs'.

2023

22 November: e-MFP’s Hybrid EMW2023 Closes, With Growing Focus on Climate Change, Gender Equity, and Financial Inclusion for Refugees.

18 November: Yikri Wins European Microfinance Award 2023 on Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition.

16 November: Hybrid #EMW2023 Opens, With Programme Dominated by Green & Climate Smart Finance, FDPs and Food Security & Nutrition. EMW2023 kicks off with a record number of attendees - over 650 - in-person and online with over 40 sessions.

25 September: Finalists for the European Microfinance Award 2023 on 'Inclusive Finance for Food Security & Nutrition' Announced.

2022

22 November: e-MFP’s Hybrid European Microfinance Week 2022 Closes – With Discussion of Successes, Disappointments, and Future Opportunities.

18 November: Banco FIE (Bolivia) wins the European Microfinance Award 2022 on Financial Inclusion that Works for Women.

17 November: Hybrid #EMW2022 Opens, with Storms Weathered, but Challenges – Internal and Eternal – Still Ahead.

22 September: Finalists for the European Microfinance Award 2022 on 'Financial Inclusion that Works for Women' Announced.

2021

22 November: e-MFP’s online European Microfinance Week 2021 closes – with climate change, impact measurement, health care, and financial inclusion for women top of the sector’s agenda.

18 November: Fonkoze has won the €100,000 prize awarded by the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

17 November: Online #EMW2021 Opens, with Call to Action on Climate Change and Women's Empowerment.

28 September: CRECER IFD, Dreamlopments Ltd. and Fonkoze announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2021 on Inclusive Finance & Health Care.

2020

23 November: Virtual European Microfinance Week 2020 Wraps Up - Taking Stock of the Impact of 2020 and Discussing How to ‘Build Back Better’.

19 November: Muktinath Bikas Bank Ltd., Winner of the European Microfinance Award 2020.

18 November: “Past Imperfect; Future Tense”: Online European Microfinance Week 2020 Begins, for a Financial Inclusion Sector with Much to Discuss…

6 October: Buusaa Gonofaa Microfinance, Muktinath Bikas Bank and RENACA-Bénin announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2020 on Encouraging Effective & Inclusive Savings.

2019

25 November: Urgent Call for Action on Climate Change and Debate on the Philosophies of Choice and Responsibility Wrap up EMW 2019.

21 November: APA Insurance Ltd receives the 10th European Microfinance Award in recognition of its response to "Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change".

23 September: APA, ASKI and FDL announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2019 "Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change".

2018

15 November: Advans Côte d’Ivoire, an Ivorian MFI, wins the European Microfinance Award 2018 for “Financial Inclusion through Technology”.

24 September: Advans CI, ESAF Small Finance Bank, and KMF announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award on 'Financial Inclusion through Technology'.

 2017

30 November: Tosepantomin (Mexico), winner of the 2017 European Microfinance Award.

2 October: Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2017 on 'Microfinance for Housing'.

2016

18 November: Kashf Foundation, winner of the 7th European Microfinance Award "Microfinance and Access to Education".

26 September: Fundación Génesis Empresarial, Kashf Foundation, and Opportunity Bank of Uganda announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2016.

2015

19 November 2015: Rural de Guinée Wins 6th European Microfinance Award, for Innovative Response to Ebola Outbreak.