Market Watch
SME Banking Practice
IFC Financial Institutions Group
IFC.org/SMEFinance
September 2018
Global Interest
Disruptive Technologies: Supply-Chain Financing Using Blockchain & Deep Learning
IFC-
CTQFS Newsletter
Financial Infrastructure and Access to Finance for European SMEs
Sustainability
Small businesses run by women less likely to go bust
SME Web
Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs
Harvard Business Review
Ten years on - Why SMEs are still feeling the Lehman squeeze
Spear's
Blockchain Could Enable $1 Trillion in Trade, Mostly for SMEs and Emerging Market
World Economic Forum
Report
Additional coverage in
FinExtra
and
BTCwires
First Look at the Global SME Finance Forum 2018 Marketplace
SME Finance Forum
IFC Regions
Middle East & Africa
Good news for SMEs in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia
Pulse
USAID Earmarks $39.5 Billion for Agricultural Finance in Rwanda
Taarifa
How to create a financial sector that works for Rwanda's SMEs
The New Times
Paul Adebo talks SMEs in Nigeria - Qualifying for a Loan in Episode 2 of 'The Bridge'
[Video]
Bella Naija
Diamond Bank launches digital platform for SMEs
Punch Nigeria
Additional coverage in the
Business Post
and the
Nigerian Tribune Online
Heritage Bank gets agric, SME awards
Punch Nigeria
Additional coverage in
Vanguard
FNB receives funds to accelerate SME development
South Africa: The Good News
CIBN commences SME finance certification 2019
Vanguard
Boost for enterprises as Invest In Africa Africa, AMI launch online SME academy
The Exchange
IFC signs agreement with Banque Misr to support female entrepreneurs
Egypt Today
IFC plans to increase local currency financing in Egypt
Daily News Egypt
EU, European financial institutions provide 475 million euros to mobilise Egyptian SMEs
Daily News Egypt
Delays and lack of transparency among banking challenges for Dubai entrepreneurs
Zawya
Oman's Sohar Islamic makes new financing offer for SMEs
Zawya
Additional coverage in
TradeArabia
Abu Dhabi stimulus to spur growth 'a boost for SMEs'
The National
Related coverage in
Gulf News
Germany could help boost Qatar SME sector: bank exec
Gulf Times
Roadblocks to Innovation: UAE Small Businesses Sound Off on Working with Banks
Entrepreneur
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
International Finance Corp expands operations in Europe, Central Asia with $2.9-billion investment
EnergyWorld: Economic Times
Also covered in
Emerging Europe
IFC Partners with Highland Capital to Support Small and Medium Enterprises in the Kyrgyz Republic
Covered in
AKIPress
Unibank, to Collaborate with FMO to Allocate $10 Million to Women Entrepreneurs in Armenia
Hetq
PASHA Bank presents new service for SMEs
Trend News Agency
EBRD lending 20 million euro to Addiko Bank Serbia to support SMEs
See News
Croatian SMEs receive 24.3 mln kuna (3.3 mln euro) in grants
See News
IFC has completed delivery of DigiLab to Cohort 1 in Latin America
SME Finance Forum
Mexican banks struggle to plug SME funding gap
Euromoney
Portal Finance raises USD 200 mln for SME loans in Latin America
The Paypers
Additional coverage in
PaymentsJournal
The growth of banking goes through women
[In Spanish]
Estrategia & Negocios
Workshops, conferences and business tables for entrepreneurs at the EXPO PYMES 2018
[In Spanish]
Sedeco (Secretaria de Desarrollo Economico)
Asia & Pacific
IFC: Fintech Can Increase Financial Inclusion for MSMEs
[In Indonesian]
Kompas.com
Related coverage in
The Jakarta Post
,
IFC Press Release
The evolution of SME financing
Business Times
'Financial inclusion remains the Premier Bank's main target'
Dhaka Tribune
IFC Helps Philippines Expand Access to Finance for MSMEs and Agricultural Sector
The Financial
Additional coverage in
WebWire
and
Asia Times
Related news in the
Tribune
Alami Aims to Help SMEs Access Syariah Financing
Digital News Asia
Malaysian SMEs urged to take advantage of RM3.9 billion worth of funds available
New Straits Times
Additional coverage in
The Edge Markets
Axis Bank, VCAT tie up to provide banking services to start-up firms
The Hindu Business Line
Government to take all measures to ensure liquidity in SMEs: Arun Jaitley
Economic Times
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