Please indicate any innovations in your microfinance program planned for the coming year:
In late 2022 and early 2023, the CEB has signed cooperation agreements with the European Union and became an implementing partner of the InvestEU guarantee (including a Framework Operation for microfinance) and the InvestEU Advisory Hub. As a result, CEB expects to expand its microfinance activities in its member countries within the EU. In 2023-2024, the CEB will also be implementing innovative solutions for migrants and refugee integration using microfinance instruments under the Partnerships and Financing for Migrant Inclusion (PAFMI) Project which is funded by the European Commission (EC) through the Directorate General for Home Affairs and Migration (DG HOME)/ Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).