EaSI TA Thematic Seminar in Romania: Product development and distribution channels in rural areas
fi-compass organised a second EaSI TA thematic seminar in Romania in response to the needs expressed by both Romanian and other European microfinance institutions (MFIs) operating in rural areas. The event focused on innovation in product development and distribution channels, including digital methods for MFIs with clients in rural regions.
Links
The purpose of this page is to provide you useful links related to financial instruments.
The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund
The European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is the funding instrument of the second pillar of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
The European Regional Development Fund / Cohesion Fund
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU by correcting imbalances between its regions
The European Social Fund Plus
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union’s main instrument for investing in people
Ex-ante assessment summaries
Ex ante assessments for financial instruments promote the use of sound evidence based decision making by managing authorities when designing and implementing financial instruments. Read some examples of these summary findings provided by Member States in this dedicated page.
Introduction
Ex‑ante assessments for financial instruments promote the use of sound evidence‑based decision making by managing authorities when designing and implementing financial instruments. The successful completion of an ex‑ante assessment should allow managing authorities to tackle market gaps and to define the priorities for the allocation of public resources in accordance with Programmes and priority axis.
Seven steps to effective ex-ante assessments for ESIF financial instruments
Stocktaking study of ex-ante assessments
This fi-compass report summarises a review of the ex-ante assessments that were undertaken for 131 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)/ Cohesion Fund (CF) Operational Programmes. The report highlights key trends and common findings that were identified. It also summarises outcomes from the ERDF/CF ex-ante assessments.
European Social Fund financial instruments in Sardinia, Italy
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The European Social Fund managing authority in Italy’s Sardinia region has gained useful experience from working with a number of different financial instruments.
Capacity Building Services for the European Social Fund financial instruments
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Capacity Building Services (CBS) offered by fi-compass support European Social Fund (ESF) managing authorities who are interested in advancing with the design and set-up of financial instruments under the ESF. CBS address the specific needs of ESF managing authorities related to the preparation and implementation of financial instruments and strengthen their skills via specific initial and advanced capacity building learning modules.