December 2018
Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains
World Bank Group
AI, Big Tech and the cloud will damage the banking industry if not embraced - Citibank
FinExtra
Under the bonnet of direct lending
FT Adviser
Rabobank combines bond trading and bank loans for SME business financing
FinExtra
How Open Banking Opens Doors For Alternative SMB Lenders
Pymnts.com
What will it take to create next generation of entrepreneurs in Africa?
Daily News Egypt
Related news in
RFI
[In French]
IFC supports I&M Bank Plc to grow small business access to finance
IFC Press Release
Coverage in
Development Aid
and in
The New Times
Promoting use of disruptive technology to enhance financial inclusion in Africa
Business Day Online
Find innovative ways to support SMEs, Uhuru tells banks
The Star
Related coverage in
Business Daily Africa
African Guarantee Fund: A Guarantee for African Growth
Global Banking & Finance
ACCESS Bank Ghana appoints Olumide Olatunji as new MD
Ghana Business News
Related coverage in
Vanguard
and
in
Ghana Web
Alternative Funding Solutions for Entrepreneurs
CNBC Africa
Afreximbank seeks to recruit 700 banks as agents
The Independent
Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation & Technology, IFC to Cooperate to Support Private Sector
Ethiopian News Agency
Related coverage in
Addis Standard
The European Investment Bank provides a 30 million euro loan to women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
Manchikoni
Related news in
Development Aid
Empower women to help save Africa from climate change
Sierra Leone Telegraph
Union Bank Organizes Capacity-Building Program for SMEs
This Day Live
UN ECA Hosts Trade Finance Workshop for Female Entrepreneurs at Intra-African Trade Fair
All Africa
Regional Director of IFC: Egypt has created 700,000 jobs a year to reduce unemployment
[In Arabic]
Nogoum FM
Related news in
Reuters
SME Program Between the United Arab Emirates and EU Commission Reinforce Cooperation
GFA Consulting Group
IFC Invests in BECO Capital to Support Start-ups Across MENA
Financial Channel
Related news in
Development Aid
IFC to provide $50 million for SMEs in Lebanon
[In French]
L'Orient Le Jour
Why private capital is a smart tool for growth
Khaleej Times
UAE banks mull blockchain adoption
Khaleej Times
European Investment Fund Working Paper 2018/052: 'The effects of EU-funded guarantee instruments of the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises'
EIF Working Paper
Foreign investors to buy part of the state share in commercial banks - Central Bank
Turon 24
IFC Helps Uzbekistan to Create Jobs, Drive Growth
IFC Intranet
IFC and Great Stone Sign MOU to support innovations, investment into Belarusian economy
Development Aid
EIB backs Spanish SMEs and mid-cap projects with 300 mill euro loan to Bankia
DeviDiscourse
IFC Promotes Private Sector Investment in Panama
[In Spanish]
Capital Financiero
IFC's Investment Portfolio in Central America Reaches $2.6B
[In Spanish]
E&N
(
Estrategia & Negocios
)
IFC and Partners Provide $100 Million to Expand Export-Oriented Agribusiness in Argentina
[In Spanish]
El Cronista
Produbanco Receives $80M IFC Loan
Latin Finance
IDB Invest, MercadoLibre partner to boost Brazil SME lending
[Subscription required]
BNA Americas
IFC invests $90 Million in TMB bond to support small and medium sized enterprises in Thailand
ThaiPR.net
Related news in
The Financial
IFC: Combining resources to promote effective agri-finance
[In Chinese]
China Financial News
ADB increases financing to SMEs in China
Xinhua
ADB provides $300m loan to BIDV to support SMEs in Viet Nam
Viet Nam News
Related coverage in
Vietnam+
Public credit registry better for SMEs, not special norms: Viral Acharya
Economic Times
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Hindu Business Line
and in
Money Control
YES Bank to give loans to MSMEs based on their GST returns, bank statements
The Hindu Business Line
RBI ups post and pre-shipment export credit subsidy
[Registration required]
TXF
Technology plugs SME finance gap
[Registration required]
The Asset
The Need for Innovative SME Agricultural Finance Models in Pakistan - OpEd
Eurasia Review
How Neat is solving a 'very acute' pain point for Hong Kong entrepreneurs
Tech in Asia
Middle East & Africa
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
Asia & Pacific
Workshop Held on Finance Solutions for SMEs in Lao PDR
IFC joined banks to discuss options for addressing the country's $1.2 billion finance gap for small & medium-sized businesses.
SME Finance Forum - Madrid
More than 603 people representing 80 countries and 280 institutions participated in the Forum.
IFC Ushers In Custom Supply-Chain Finance for Engro
Bank Alfalah Ltd. (BAFL) and Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. (EPCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) facilitated by IFC. The MoU enables BAFL to design and implement a Supply Chain Finance solution exclusively for EPCL buyers.
City Bank Receives Global Finance Award
The Bank's "Citytouch" digital platform earned it the honor of Best Consumer Digital Bank in Bangladesh in 2018.
A 'New World Order' in SME Banking
Qamar Saleem was the keynote speaker on this topic at the 13th Annual SME Banking Forum in Vienna, Austria.
Goa Workshop Tackles Challenges
Local stakeholders, policymakers and financial institutions met to address issues in the SME ecosystem in India.
BCR Supply Chain Finance Summit
24-25 January 2019
FinovateEurope
12-14 February 2019
ICC Academy's 8th Supply Chain Finance Summit
24-25 February 2019
Next Gen Banking - London
16 May 2018
SME Banking Summit
13-14 June 2019
EBAday 2019
18-19 June 2019
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