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Project Size: € 2,5 million
Inputs: Total of 5081 work days, 4001 work days of long-term experts, 1030 work days of international and local experts, teaching and training materials, adapted distance learning scheme for the credit cooperatives
Three Pilot Regions: Astrakhan Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast, Republic of Buryatia
Target Groups:
private farmers and managers of household plots
members of credit co-operatives on local, regional and national level
staff and management of Credit Co-operative Unions, and the National Association, at national and regional level
staff of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and of Oblast Administrations, specifically the Economic Departments, staff of training institutions
Post-project phase: Donate
Credit cooperatives - The birth of the crisis
Banks are looking for allies among microfinance organizations
The financial crisis that led to the contraction of credit markets and an atmosphere of mistrust of private investors, could give impetus to the growth of credit cooperatives in the Russian Federation. Read more
The EBRD recognized the microcredit program one of the most successful in the Russian market.
Are Credit cooperatives competitors for banks? Read more
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