In 2005, the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Co-operation, and Foreign Trade launched the European Microfinance Award (EMA) to promote financial inclusion initiatives and highlight innovation in the space. The Award serves two goals: rewarding excellence, and collecting and disseminating the most relevant practices for replication by others. Currently, the Award is administered by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) and the Inclusive Finance Network (InFiNe).
Since the first Award in 2006, organisations...