and obstacles to SME uptake, and suggests some key areas of policy action to overcome challenges to market development. …

The COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on SME access to finance. In particular, the sudden drop in revenues … demand for bank lending in the first half of 2020, and a steady supply of credit thanks to government interventions. On the … SMEs and Entrepreneurs, focuses on the impacts of COVID-19 on SME access to finance, along with government policy responses …

access to SME sustainability data and assessments which are currently difficult to obtain. This policy paper presents the … the integration of climate considerations in their SME operations. It also provides information on the offer of finance … and non-financial support for SMEs’ net zero investments and on related SME climate-related data requirements. …

This report analyses the potential of the marketplace lending (MPL) model of online credit intermediation to finance … to banks and its benefits to borrowers, investors/funders and the market for SME financing. It also covers the risks this …

could effectively become scalers, and what policies could effectively promote SME growth. This report is part of a series … explores two thematic areas that are relevant for SME scaling up, i.e. SME data governance and their access to ‘scale up … shows that SME and entrepreneurship policy is not among the core mandates of many implementing institutions, calling for …