This European Microfinance Research Award promotes continuous academic research on microfinance and its impact on combating social and financial exclusion, especially encouraging contributions from young researchers.

The 2022 edition of the Microfinance Survey in Europe offers a snapshot of the microfinance sector from 2020-2021, during and after the most severe phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Papers exploring the relevance of financial technologies in facilitating access to financial services in Europe will be especially valued.

The first physical event of this dimension for the microfinance sector since the pandemic began, this next edition will focus on the essential: networking and bringing people back together.

The conference will take place on 14-15 October in Brussels, Belgium.

A snapshot of the microfinance sector from 2018-2019 and beyond