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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11695

23 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 15
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social
New capacity instrument for micro-finance providers
Brussels, 22/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 22 December, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Commission announced a new initiative to help micro-credit and social enterprise finance providers develop their businesses under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).

The new ‘EaSI Capacity Building Investments Window' will reinforce the capacity of selected financial intermediaries in the areas of micro-finance and social enterprise finance. Through equity investments (such as seed...