February 2020 - SME Finance Market Watch

February 2020

UN targets small farm businesses to help poorest producers

Reuters

Also covered in All Africa

Goldman Sachs in talks with Amazon to offer small business loans

Financial Times [Subscription required]

JP Morgan acts as a Catalyst for financial inclusion
FinExtra

Investors unconvinced by banks' digital strategies
FinExtra

Leonce Yace: within UEMOA, 'securitization will benefit banks, investors and SMEs'

La Tribune Afrique [Original in French]

Sergio Pimenta: 'The WAEMU offers enormous potential for the development of local capital markets'
Fratmat [Original in French]

Revitalizing South Africa's Small Businesses
IFC Website

Related news, also in MENA FN

UAE, Saudi partner to empower businesses in cross-border trade
Gulf Today

We-Fi Regional Summit seeks to unleash the potential of women entrepreneurs in MENA
Emirates News Agency

$40 million incentive project for women entrepreneurs launched at Global Women's Forum Dubai
Gulf News

The Netherlands launches private sector development programme in Jordan, MENA

The Jordan Times

IFC loan to help finance micro-housing and small businesses in Tajikistan

The Times of Central Asia

Azerbaijan launches Business Incubation Center in Khachmaz district
Trend News Agency

Serbian banks' NPL ratio falls to 4.1 percent at end of 2019
SeeNews

All-Stars Academy Americas Sets Record Attendance
Financial Alliance for Women Website

5 reasons why it is urgent that we invest in and encourage women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur [Original in Spanish]

Female inclusion in agriculture, a fair and necessary action
Elmostrador [Original in Spanish]

Gender inequality is a cost that Latin America cannot afford
The Washington Post [Original in Spanish]

Spanish investments to rise in Bolivia in 2020
Noticias Financieras [Password required]

Coronavirus hits China's economic heart--its small businesses

Nikkei Asian Review

People's Bank of China will help the country recover quickly from coronavirus
Financial Times [Subscription required]

Prudential unveils $1.5 million relief package for SMEs, individuals

Straits-Times Singapore

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IFC increases trade finance limits to support Vietnamese businesses amid COVID-19
Vietnam Investment Review

VPBank called to stage for strongest private bank brand in Vietnam
Vietnam Breaking News

New fund set to enhance SMEs' access to finance
Phnom Penh Post

ADB co-finances $16 billion for Pakistan's trade promotion loans
The News International

WB to support 1,200 women-owned businesses
Financial Express

Engaging women in trade: Policy and financial constraints
Financial Express

HDFC Bank SME book doubles in under 3 years
Bloomberg Quint

Middle East & Africa

Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean

Asia & Pacific

Bank of Georgia, WEOF, Support Women Entrepreneurs
The Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility ( WEOF) is a global initiative by IFC and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.

IFC Launches 4th Cohort of Digilab Finance in Bogota

Financial institutions received hands-on help in creating digital-transformation strategies to improve financial access for SMEs.

Related Event in Mexico City

City Alo Holds Fair for Women Entrepreneurs

Graduates of City Bank's City Alo Certification Program for women owners of SMEs exhibited their products on February 8 & 9, 2020.

Event: Women's Access to Supply Chain Finance
FIG hosted a roundtable discussion on Best Practices for Gender-Inclusive Sourcing & Supply Chain Financing on February 9. Sharmila Hardi, Senior Manager, Banking & Insurance, spoke.

On-Demand Webinar - The SME Open Banking Revolution

Available Online Anytime

GTR Turkey: Driving Turkish Exports

4 March 2020

Workshop: MSME Finance in the South & East Mediterranean Region

20 March 2020

Risk Management Community of Practice (CoP) - 2020 Meeting

25 March 2020

SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2020 - DBS

30 March 2020

Study Tour - Budapest 2020

30-31 March 2020

EBA Day

19-20 May 2020

Universal Exposition of Entrepreneurship

8-10 July 2020

Seamless North Africa 2020

20-21 September 2020

Financial Alliance for Women - 2020 Summit

Postponed to Q4 2020

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