Access to Finance

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    SME Competitiveness in Francophone Africa 2024: Strengthening business ecosystems for exports

    Only 14% of francophone African companies export internationally. However, more than half of non-exporting firms, particularly women-led businesses, are eager to enter global markets. Financial constraints are holding them back. This report is the seventh in an annual series.

    Source: International Trace Centre (ITC), 2024

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Logistics, Africa,
    Only 14% of francophone African companies export internationally. However, more than half of non-exporting firms, particularly women-led businesses, are eager to enter global markets. Financial constraints are holding them back. This report is the seventh in an annual series.
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    Bid for the Americas App

    Unlock the power of AI with this app, designed to streamline your search for public procurement opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean.

    Source: ConnectAmericas

    Businesses: Policymakers: Access to Finance, South & Central America and the Caribbean,
    Unlock the power of AI with this app, designed to streamline your search for public procurement opportunities across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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    Posts as enablers of MSME payment digitalization

    This study interviewed 29 Posts around the world on he role of Posts as facilitators of digital payments between micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and their customers and suppliers.

    Source: UPU, 2024

    Policymakers: Access to Finance,
    This study interviewed 29 Posts around the world on he role of Posts as facilitators of digital payments between micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and their customers and suppliers.
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    IFC Enterprise Finance Gap Database

    IFC Enterprise Finance Gap primarily uses data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys to estimate the number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the world, and the degree of access to credit and use of deposit accounts for formal and informal MSMEs. The database currently covers 177 countries.

    Source: SME Finance Forum

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance,
    IFC Enterprise Finance Gap primarily uses data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys to estimate the number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the world, and the degree of access to credit and use of deposit accounts for formal and informal MSMEs. The database currently covers 177 countries.
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    International Monetary Fund Financial Access Database

    This website is International Monetary Fund Financial Access Database

    Source: International Monetary Fund

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance,
    This website is International Monetary Fund Financial Access Database
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    WTO Documents Online

    WTO Documents Online provides access to the official documentation of the World Trade Organization.

    Source: World Trade Organization(WTO)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Contractual Disputes, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Export Potential, Intellectual Property, International Organization, Investment Facilitation, Logistics, Regional Trade Agreements, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability, Tariffs & Taxes, Trade Remedies,
    WTO Documents Online provides access to the official documentation of the World Trade Organization.
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    G20/OECD High-level Principles on SME Financing

    This is the publication by OECD on G20/OECD High-level Principles on SME Financing.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD), 2015

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, International Organization,
    This is the publication by OECD on G20/OECD High-level Principles on SME Financing.
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    OECD G20 & SMEs

    The OECD has strongly contributed to the G20 SME agenda, in particular as regards SME finance.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, International Organization,
    The OECD has strongly contributed to the G20 SME agenda, in particular as regards SME finance.
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    OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Financing

    The OECD documents trends in the access to finance by SMEs and entrepreneurs and monitors government policies to enhance SME and entrepreneurship financing.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, International Organization,
    The OECD documents trends in the access to finance by SMEs and entrepreneurs and monitors government policies to enhance SME and entrepreneurship financing.
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    Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Finance

    This website introduces the World Bank Group’s work on improving SMEs’ access to finance and finding innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital.

    Source: World Bank Group

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance,
    This website introduces the World Bank Group’s work on improving SMEs’ access to finance and finding innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital.
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    Access to finance for SMEs through Financial Institutions (FIs)

    The Africa SME Programme supports African local Financial Institutions (FIs) with long term liquidity (Lines of Credit) and with technical assistance to be able to successfully provide relevant financing to local small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and to build larger and good quality SME loan portfolios.

    Source: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Africa,
    The Africa SME Programme supports African local Financial Institutions (FIs) with long term liquidity (Lines of Credit) and with technical assistance to be able to successfully provide relevant financing to local small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and to build larger and good quality SME loan portfolios.
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    Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia

    This is a webpage by IMF on Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia

    Source: International Monetary Fund, 2019

    Policymakers: Access to Finance, Asia & Middle East,
    This is a webpage by IMF on Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia