October 2018
IFC and Demica Partner to Unlock $9.8 Billion for Suppliers, Distributors in Emerging Markets
LeapRate.com
IFC Press Release
Major banks target $1.5tn coverage gap with trade finance platform
Financial Times
SME Finance Monitor (UK)
BVA-BDRC.com
Leading Fintech Analytics Platform dv01 Announces Reporting Partnership with Funding Circle
Press Release
Big banks counter fintechs by bringing scale to small merchants
(Subscription required)
Payments Source
Good news for SMEs in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia
Pulse
IFC, Investment Min. support ecosystem entrepreneurship in Africa
Egypt Today
IFC, Mastercard launch handbook to advance financial inclusion in Africa
DeviDiscourse
Africa's banks must bank on women
Financial Times
Dozie: Banks' Business Model No Longer Sustainable
This Day Live
Boost for SME borrowing as I&M secures $40 million kitty
The Exchange
Unemployment: SMEs are the key
Financial Mail
Repeating the Same Approach to Enterprise Support Is Failing Africa's SMEs
The Next Billion
Closing Africa's MSME finance gap
Times of News
IFAD and the Lab launch partnership to drive finance to African smallholder farmers combating climate change
Development Aid
IFC applauds Ghana's business climate and focus on small and medium enterprises
New Business Ethiopia
(NBE)
Al Amana strengthens partnership with IFC for small businesses
(In French)
Le Matin
Egypt is the latest darling of overseas lenders
Financial Times
IFC: EUR 40 million loan granted to Attijari bank
(in French)
L'Economiste Maghrébin
6 platforms that help Middle Eastern entrepreneurs secure the funding they need
My Salaam
EBRD and EU launch advisory programme for SMEs in Lebanon
EBRD.com
Coverage in
Business News of Lebanon
Israeli Banks to Offer Small Businesses a Fixed-fee Package
Haaretz
Alizz Islamic Bank Signs MOU with Al Raffd Fund for SME Financing
Muscat Daily
Related coverage in
MENAFN
Top 100 Arab Banks: FAB dominates in a transitional year
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The Banker
20 million euros in EU grants to support innovative businesses in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania
Development Aid
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See News
Berlin-based business-banking startup Penta raises EUR7 million
FinExtra.com
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TechCrunch
EBRD expands credit program in Belarusian rubles
Development Aid
The EDB signs an agreement with Aiyl Bank to finance SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic
Eurasian Development Bank website
Coverage in
The Times of Central Asia
(Registration required)
IDB Invest and OPIC launch first gender lens investment fund for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Business Journals
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Impact Alpha
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Quona Capital leads $5 million round for Brazilian small business lender BizCapital
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IFC, BNDES and IDB Invest to Launch $1.2B Structured Credit Fund in Brazil
(PDF) (in Portuguese)
Valor Económico
Bancolombia launches credit line for SMEs
(Subscription required)
BNA Americas
Structured trade financier Lat20 secures additional funding
Latin Finance
IFC Collaborates with SMBC & BTPN to Promote Financial Inclusion and Green Financing in Indonesia
IFC Press Release
Banks look abroad in rush for long-term capital
Viet Nam News
Afin creates fintech marketplace and sandbox to tackle financial inclusion
FinExtra.com
Government terminates Presidents of National Bank, SME Bank, First Women Bank Limited, ZTBL
Daily Times of Pakistan
In Philippines, Supply Chain Financing via FinTech
PYMNTS.com
OCBC rolls out real-time account opening for SMEs
FinExtra.com
The coming SME squeeze: As funds run dry, the IL & FS contagion threatens the livelihood of millions
Economic Times/ET Rise
Money matters: Small and medium enterprises need funding to fuel their growth
SME Futures
'Fintech can transform Asia's women entrepreneurs'
SciDevNet
Middle East & Africa
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
Asia & Pacific
Global SME Finance Forum 2018 - Madrid
5-7 November 2018
Middle East Banking Forum
11 November 2018
SME Banking Forum
13-14 November 2018
Felaban Annual Assembly
11-14 November 2018
Next Gen Banking - Nordics
20 November 2018
Southern Africa Trade & Infrastructure Finance Conference
21 November 2018
FT Banking Summit 2018
4 December 2018
BCR Supply Chain Finance Summit
24-25 January 2019
Next Gen Banking - London
16 May 2018
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