The development of micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (SME) in Russia is a priority of the Russian government …, which emphasizes the need of improving SME access to finance, along with other critical factors for SME growth. The … objective of this policy note is to inform the Russian policy-makers about options to enhance their measures for improving SME …

In recent years, many emerging market countries have developed or are in the process of developing SME Exchanges to …

enterprise (SME) lending markets. The findings of this report have several policy implications. This report identifies a number … of areas where relevant regulations and institutional frameworks may impede competition in GCC SME lending markets, and … competition in the GCC's SME lending markets proceeds as follows: Chapter 2 presents the SME banking markets in the GCC by …

of the document comprises the following sections: (a) characteristics of SME financing and the main obstacles they face …

determines the cost, risk, and scale of SME finance. Emerging and promising SME finance models for banks, investors, government … impacts of SME finance in the MENA region. SMEs need access to longer term credit products and equity, in addition to working … infrastructure, and legal and policy frameworks that financial institutions need to be able to meet the range of SME financial needs …

Banks in emerging markets are increasingly providing non-financial services to their SME clients, typically consisting …