Three EaSI TA Workshops within the Ethical and Solidarity Finance Forum (FES III)

The first EaSI Technical Assistance (EaSI TA) workshops from fi-compass in Portugal are being organised to bring together social finance stakeholders such microfinance bodies, national authorities, financial organisations, academia, and non-governmental organisations. Lisbon will be the location for the workshops that are taking place from November 24-26 as part of the three day Ethical and Solidarity Finance Forum (FES III).

EaSI TA Thematic Seminar: 'Developing your business model and innovating in BDS'

A seminar is being organised by fi-compass EaSI TA in the Netherlands on November 16. This will highlight good practice approaches to strategy and business models for microfinance institutions (MFIs) as well as explain innovative techniques for offering complementary business development services (BDS) alongside microcredit. A case study approach will be adopted during the event which will focus on Dutch experience from the Qredits MFI.
 

Macro-regional conference on EAFRD financial instruments for agriculture and rural development in 2014-2020, Tallinn, July 2017

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The sixth macro-regional conference on financial instruments under the European Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development (EAFRD) was organised by fi-compass on 12 July 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia.  Please read the whole story of this event and download all the seminar materials related here.

Financial instruments products

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This film describes the main types of financial instrument products (e.g. loans, guarantees, equity and quasi-equity) that Member States and regions can choose to use in conjunction with the European Structural and Investment Funds. The film illustrates the key features and differences between such financial instrument products.

Guidance Note on implementation options for financial instruments by or under the responsibility of the managing authority

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In the 2014-2020 legal framework, the managing authority of a financial instrument has the possibility to choose between several implementation options for financial instrument(s), as appropriate. The purpose of this guidance note is to explain the implementation options for the management of financial instruments under Article 38(1)(b) of the Common provisions regulation.

EC summary of data on the progress made in financing and implementing financial engineering instruments

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Final summary of data on the progress made in financing and implementing financial engineering instruments (FEIs) under the 2007-2013 Operational Programmes. As for the previous annual summaries, it has been scoped and prepared primarily on the basis of the data received from managing authorities in line with the requirements of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.

fi-compass Employment and Social Innovation Programme Technical Assistance (EaSI TA)

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EaSI Technical Assistance is a part of the first axis of the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) Programme which is an EU level financing instrument. Its third axis aims to increase the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerable groups and micro enterprises, build up the institutional capacity of microcredit providers and increase access to finance for social enterprises.

Stefan Appel, Head of Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission

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Stefan Appel, Head of Financial Instruments and International Financial Institutions Relations Unit, DG REGIO, European Commission, explains how financial instruments have proven their role as efficient and effective deployment modes to reach the objectives of cohesion policy.

Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

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Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, explains in this video that blending various funds together will result in greater investment through financial instruments will lead to more jobs and more growth in the European economy, particularly in rural areas.

Andrea Da Pozzo, Policy Officer, DG EMPL, European Commission

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Andrea Da Pozzo, Policy Officer, DG Employment of the European Commission explains how financial instruments can be used under the European Social Fund (ESF) which is focused on people, social issues, social entrepreneurship and microfinance, and how the private sector is leveraged in the delivery of the funds, releasing national authorities from co-financing obligations.

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