Innowacyjność mikrofinansów - dylematy i wyzwania dla systemu finansowego

Microfinance means offering financially excluded people and microentrepreneurs basic financial services like credit, savings and insurance. Microcredit is the most recognized and powerful instrument of microfinance. This is a small loan offered by Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to people in need. This sources often allows people to invest in small business, make themselves self-employed and break the chain of poverty. Mikrofinanc became known in countries of the poor, however in last years gained recognizing also on the European continent. The goal of the article is to present and analysing the attempts at microfinance issues on the European level, particularly the idea, principles and conditions of the European Progress Microfinance Facility and of its innovative approach up to microfunds. The article shows the initiatives and their evolution. It is also paying attention to problems of microfinances associated with propagating, coordination and supervising them.