{"id":8269,"date":"2025-12-30T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:54:39","slug":"microbalkans25-reel-panel-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amfi.ba\/en\/microbalkans25-reel-panel-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MICROBALKANS25: Reel Panel 7: The Role of Innovation and Institutional Readiness in Industry Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8269\" class=\"elementor elementor-8269 elementor-8258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad56fbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad56fbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2aff48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f2aff48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/gncqC-_hYvc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e87fd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e87fd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f9b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f3f9b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1faea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa1faea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e2143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3e2143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Panel 7: The Role of Innovation and Institutional Readiness in Industry Transformation<\/p><p>At the MicroBalkans25 conference, Panel 7 brought together experts from the microfinance sector, development institutions and innovation companies to discuss how technological innovation, capacity building and improved governance models contribute to faster industry transformation in the region.<\/p><p>Participants highlighted the importance of investing in modern technologies, building institutional competencies and developing a framework that enables faster testing, implementation and dissemination of new solutions.<\/p><p>Check out the key insights, recommendations and conclusions from the panel that raised important questions about how a aligned strategy and readiness for change can shape a sustainable and competitive ecosystem \ud83d\udc47<\/p><p>hashtag#MicroBalkans25 hashtag#Microfinance hashtag#FinancialInclusion hashtag#WesternBalkans<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee243c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ee243c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a4420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72a4420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panel 7: The Role of Innovation and Institutional Readiness in Industry Transformation At the MicroBalkans25 conference, Panel 7 brought together experts from the microfinance sector, development institutions and innovation companies to discuss how technological innovation, capacity building and improved governance models contribute to faster industry transformation in the region. 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