Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2018
An OECD Scoreboard
Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2018 contributes to filling the knowledge gap in SME finance trends and conditions. This annual publication provides information on debt, equity, asset-based finance, and conditions for SME and entrepreneurship finance, complemented by an overview of recent policy measures to support access to finance. By providing a solid evidence base, the report supports governments in their actions to foster SME access to finance and encourages a culture of policy evaluation.
The 2018 report covers 43 countries world-wide. In addition to the core indicators on SME financing, it provides additional information on recent developments in capital market finance for SMEs, crowdfunding and related activities, and findings of demand-side surveys. It contains a thematic chapter on the evaluation of publicly supported credit guarantee schemes.
Also available in: French
EBRD Small Business Initiative (SBI)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD) is a multilateral bank committed to the development of market-oriented economies and the promotion of private and entrepreneurial initiative in more than 30 countries from Morocco to Mongolia and from Estonia to Egypt. The Bank is owned by 66 countries, the EU and the EIB. To respond to the global challenges faced by small businesses, the EBRD, through the Small Business Initiative (SBI), blends its own resources with donor funds to deploy an integrated toolbox of activities to increase access to finance and advice for SMEs, including:
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