About the Conference

Lending Reimagined.

MicroBalkans is the premier lending conference for the Western Balkans. After Sarajevo (2024) and Dubrovnik (2025), the 2026 edition moves to Skopje under the theme Lending Reimagined — organized by the NBFI Group of North Macedonia at the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, together with the Western Balkans Alliance.

This year the conference takes a sharp practical turn: MicroBalkans 26 confronts the real challenges and opportunities facing non-bank lenders in the region:

  • ·Why our industry matters
  • ·What’s actually working in digital lending
  • ·How to unlock SME credit
  • ·Where capital comes from
  • ·How to navigate the regulatory wave coming in 2027

~200 professionals from the lending ecosystem — non-bank lenders, regulators, investors, fintechs, and development finance institutions — from the Western Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania.

The 2026 edition

What’s new in 2026

Practical Focus

Every panel grounded in Western Balkans market reality.

Fireside Chats

Candid 1-on-1 conversations alongside the keynotes, including a spotlight on women reshaping regional lending.

Regional Research

Insider ID presents what households and companies across the region say about finance — where pressure is building and where the unmet needs are.

Old Bazaar Tour

Skopje Old Bazaar food & culture walk on the Friday afternoon, for those staying on.

Organisation

Organizer & Co-organizers

MicroBalkans 26 is organized by the NBFI Group of North Macedonia at the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia, together with co-organizers from across the Western Balkans Alliance.

Organiser

Economic Chamber of North MacedoniaNBFI Group of North Macedonia

Group of Non-Banking Financial Institutions within the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia

Co-organisers · Western Balkans Alliance

Association of Microfinance Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Microfinance Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Albanian Microfinance Association

Albanian Microfinance Association

Albania

Association of Microfinance Institutions of Montenegro

Association of Microfinance Institutions of Montenegro

Montenegro

Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kosovo

Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kosovo

Kosovo

Croatian Association of Credit Unions

Croatian Association of Credit Unions

Croatia

Instant Factoring

Instant Factoring

Serbia