Eventos
Jun
14
SME FINANCE FORUM
Virtual Roundtables
Jun 14, 2022
Online
Add to Calendar
2022-06-13 20:00:00
2022-06-13 20:00:00
Virtual Roundtable: Leveraging Private Sector Investment to Promote MSME
For more information and to request the password to watch the recording, please contact us at smefinanceforum@ifc.org
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play a paramount part in the wider scope of businesses. New business ventures and start-ups, which tend to be small or micro-enterprises, are the main sources of net employment creation in many economies and are the driving forces of innovation and sustainability in the private sector. This is no different in the APEC region where MSMEs account for 97% of businesses in the region and employ over half of the labor force. Correspondingly, MSMEs’ contributions are significant, accounting for about 40% to 60% of GDP in most APEC economies.
Besides playing a significant economic role, MSMEs are vital towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in this decade of action. MSMEs can contribute greatly to climate change adaptation by innovating and providing solutions, climate-resilient products, and services for vulnerable communities. The scale of economic activity that MSMEs are involved with, demonstrates that they have huge potential to contribute to climate change mitigation, especially in MSME dominant sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and services.
MSMEs also have a unique understanding and foothold in underserved, rural, or remote locations that larger firms have difficulty penetrating due to their economies of scale. Based on a report by the 2022 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Transition Roundtable 2 Business and Sustainable Development Commission1, sustainable business models have the potential to create economic opportunities worth $12 trillion USD and create 380 million jobs by 2030, with more than half of these jobs located in developing nations. As such, getting MSMEs to transition towards a greener, more ethical modes of operation is both a developmental and business imperative.
This roundtable seeks to help ABAC identify ways and develop recommendations to APEC on how to unlock the potential of sustainable finance and leverage it to incentivize MSME transition. This involves understanding the contemporary challenges that are abating MSMEs to switch over, particularly in the region’s developing economies. Participants will include experts from industry, multilateral institutions, non-profit organizations, and government and regulatory agencies, as well as delegates from ABAC and relevant APEC fora.
Co-organized by
APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
SME Finance Forum
Office of SMEs Promotion Thailand (OSMEP)
Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) Sustainable Finance Development Network (SFDN)
Co-hosted by
Thai Bankers’ Association
Office of SMEs Promotion Thailand (OSMEP)
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:
APEC Business Advisory Council
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) was created by the APEC Economic Leaders in November 1995 to provide advice on the implementation of the Osaka Action Agenda and on other specific business sector priorities, and to respond when the various APEC fora request information about business-related issues or to provide the business perspective on specific areas of cooperation. ABAC comprises of up to three members of the private sector from each economy.
APFF Sustainable Finance Development Network
The Sustainable Finance Development Network (SFDN) was set up within the Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) as recommended by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 2020. It serves as an international platform for private-public sector collaboration, accelerating the convergence of sustainable finance policies among APEC economies and strengthening the region as they develop a common global sustainability framework. This is done primarily through activities supporting the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process and assisting ABAC in developing its high-level recommendations to the Finance Ministers. In 2022, SFDN is mandated to support ABAC in developing recommendations in five key areas, which include MSME transition.
The Office of SMEs Promotion, Thailand
The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) is a government agency under the Office of the Prime Minister. The establishment of OSMEP was endorsed by the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Act, B.E. 2543 (2000) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Act (NO. 2), B.E. 2561 (2018). It is the leading organization in formulating policies and strategies on MSME promotion as well as to serve as a focal agency in coordinating the network systems of public and private sectors in order to drive MSMEs to grow with strength and sustainability.
SME Finance Forum
The SME Finance Forum, managed by the International Finance Corporation, was established by the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in 2012 as a knowledge center for data, research and best practice in promoting SME finance. It works to expand access to finance for small and medium businesses. The Forum operates a global membership network of over 220 members that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs.
Thai Bankers’ Association
Since its establishment in 1958, the Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) has played an active role in representing the banking community in discussions with the Bank of Thailand, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, and other government agencies in formulating and implementing key economic and financial policies. It collaborated with the Board of Trade of Thailand and the Federation of Thai Industries in establishing the Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee, a prominent forum to discuss ongoing national issues with the government, which often results in very fruitful adjustment of government policies or amendment of laws and regulations that are conducive to efficient practices in trade and investment. TBA is also a founding member of the ASEAN Bankers Association and works closely with the Foreign Banks Association on various banking issues, including improving the payment system.
When:
15 June 2022
1800-2100 Canada, Mexico and USA (Pacific Daylight Time)
2000-2300 Canada, Mexico and USA (Central Daylight Time)/Peru
2100-2400 Canada, Mexico and USA (Eastern Daylight Time)/Chile
16 June 2022
0400-0700 Russia (Moscow Standard Time)
0800-1100 Indonesia (Western Indonesian Time)/Thailand/Viet Nam
0900-1200 Brunei Darussalam/China/Hong Kong, China/Malaysia/The Philippines/Singapore/Chinese Taipei
1000-1300 Japan/Korea
1100-1400 Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time)/Papua New Guinea
1300-1600 New Zealand
By registering for this event, you agree to the SME Finance Forum/IFC Event Privacy Notice.
Online
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public
Jun
08
SME FINANCE FORUM
Communities of Practice
Jun 08, 2022
Online
Add to Calendar
2022-06-07 20:00:00
2022-06-07 20:00:00
Risk Management Community of Practice (CoP) - Alternative Data on New Customers
Data is the new oil. Since the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digitization and increased the degree of information asymmetry between lenders and borrowers, reliable and timely data became oxygen for financial institutions. Data fuels models for assessing credit, market, and operational risks. This session will focus on data used for credit risk management of customers new to a financial institution and those customers who have no or very short formal credit history with local credit bureaus. In such circumstances, financial institutions could turn to alternative data on payment behavior from telecom companies, utilities, online payments platforms, and other sources to evaluate customers’ ability and willingness to repay loans.
Join this meeting on June 8th at 8 AM EDT to learn and discuss:
- Who collects alternative data? How could financial institutions access and/or acquire alternative data?
- Do the benefits of the use of alternative data outweigh the cost of its collection and/or acquisition?
- How do lenders use the alternative data in credit risk assessment?
- What are the best practices in the governance of alternative data?
Host
Khrystyna Kushnir, SME Finance Forum
CoP Co-Chairs:
Aditya Sharma is the Head Global Credit Risk, Business Banking at Standard Chartered. Aditya is an experienced SME and commercial banker with over 20 years of experience and is currently Global Head of the Business Banking Risk in Standard Chartered Bank responsible for managing credit risk in Asia and Africa markets and is based in Singapore. In his earlier assignments in Standard Chartered Bank as Head of Global Working Capital and Trade products for business Banking, Aditya successfully rolled out trade and working capital solutions using simple rule-based products to ease lending to SMEs in Asia and Africa. As Head of the Commercial Branch, he also has a very close understanding of transacting and servicing the needs of SMEs in emerging markets. In his current role, Aditya is actively engaged in repurposing the SME business and risk management business with the help of alternate data and digital tools in partnerships with Fintechs to expand the reach and access to micro SME segments which historically were out of reach under traditional Banking for most of Banks. Under his leadership Bank has undertaken several initiatives across markets to automate and digitize SME lending. Aditya holds an MBA from Mumbai, India and his interests include traveling, reading and playing the piano.
Syed Abdul Momen is the head of SME Banking at BRAC Bank. He joined BRAC Bank in August 2005 and has been instrumental in making BRAC Bank the undisputed leader in the small business lending space in Bangladesh. He has over 18 years of multifaceted experience in the Banking Sector across Technology, Operations and Business Functions.
Speakers:
S.Enkh-Ireedui (Eric), Head of Small and Medium Enterprises Department at KHAN Bank. Mr. Enkh-Ireedui, Head of SME Department of Khan Bank. His team manages 50% of SME market shares in Mongolia. Enkh-Ireedui joined Khan Bank in 2016, as a Head of Digital Banking department. After successful digital transformation projects, he switched his role to SME in 2020. Prior to his banking career, Enkh-Ireedui worked on establishing some major brand distributions such as Kohler and SMEG in Mongolia along with his tech company. He is a certified retail banker by Moody’s RBA academy and received his degree in Finance from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and his Business Administration from Santa Monica College.
Rachel Freeman is Executive Director and Chief Growth Officer of Tyme Global. Tyme Global is both the technology and solutions firm powering Tyme Bank, the first digital bank in South Africa with now 2.3 million customers. Rachel Freeman is an experienced and internationally recognized financial expert, particularly in the areas of financial inclusion and innovative financial technologies. Before joining Tyme, Ms. Freeman served as the IFC Financial Institutions Advisory Manager for Asia since 2014. In her role, she led IFC’s advisory program for existing and potential investee clients for value enhancement and development impact, to achieve IFC's goals in financial inclusion and climate change mitigation. In her role, Rachel was one of the founders of AFIN and the APIX Platform. Since 2001 she had several senior positions at IFC in Central Asia, Africa and Asia. Prior to joining IFC, Rachel was involved in several entrepreneurial ventures in the US and Russia She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School and a degree in International Politics and Economics/Russian from Middlebury College. She also attended Executive Education at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:
AR-SA">.
Tony Hadley is the Senior Vice President of Public Policy for Experian. Tony leads the US domestic and global regulatory and public policy functions for the Experian group of companies. His team manages legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to data-driven marketing, data analytics, credit reporting and risk management, financial markets, health IT, and e-commerce. Tony oversees similar activities in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Tony communicates and aligns Experian’s position on legislative, regulatory, and policy issues with its clients and stakeholders, including multi-lateral groups, international organizations and policymakers, the US Congress, regulatory agencies, and consumer and professional groups. He represents the corporation’s interests before trade alliances including the Association of National Advertisers, Consumer Data Industry Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Financial Services Association, and Consumer Bankers Association. He aligns policy with several international organizations, including the Trans-Atlantic Business Council; the US-Brazil Business Council; the US-India Business Council, and the US-ASEAN Business Alliance.
Neil Munroe is the Deputy Managing Director, BIIA, and Deputy Chair, International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR). Neil has 35 years’ experience in the financial services and credit reporting industries. He is currently Deputy Managing Director of the Business Information Industry Association (BIIA), which is registered in Hong Kong and whose membership consists of more than 70 information companies. Neil is also a founding member of the International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR) which is hosted by the World Bank and was personally involved in the creation of the World Bank Principles of Credit Reporting, the recognized standards for the industry. He was elected Deputy Chair in November 2019.
Relive the session on Member's portal.
If interested in participating, please send an email to smefinanceforum@ifc.org
Online
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public
Jun
07
SME FINANCE FORUM
Event
Jun 07, 2022
Online
Add to Calendar
2022-06-06 20:00:00
2022-06-06 20:00:00
MIXing it up : Associer des options d'apprentissage pour la salle de classe virtuelle
En tant que concepteur pédagogique d'un cours virtuel mixte, vous êtes le chef de votre cours, maîtrisant les options, inventant la recette et exécutant le mélange.
Êtes-vous prêt à preparer un cocktail unique pour votre public cible ?
Rejoignez-nous le 7 juin à 10h EDT / 14h GMT pour ce webinaire qui sera animé par Caroline Mwazi et Kabod Christian Elongué, deux experts en formation.
En savoir plus et s'inscrire pour participer
https://www.growlearnconnect.org/mixing-it-associer-des-options-dapprent...
-------------------------------
This webinar is organized by Grow Learn Connect is a platform for performance and learning professionals—trainers, advisory service providers, instructors, and others—operating in emerging markets. Supported by a rapidly growing number of industry professionals worldwide, Grow Learn Connect aims to elevate the standards of local performance and learning professionals, and thereby improve the business performance of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) they serve. Our principles for learning, guide to training, certifications, capacity-building courses, and a rich library of resources set the standard for excellence in performance improvement practices. Grow Learn Connect members come from a diverse range of countries and are united by the desire to deliver quality advisory services and training to MSMEs.
Online
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public
de mayo
26
SME FINANCE FORUM
Event
de mayo 26, 2022
London
Add to Calendar
2022-05-25 20:00:00
2022-05-25 20:00:00
RFIx 2022 and RFIx2022 Awards
Join the global receivables finance sector's premier event:
RFIx ’22 will be held in London at the offices of Clifford Chance on 26-27 May and will bring together in person, senior receivables finance executives from around the world, with live streaming also available.
BCR Publishing will be also holding its 4th Annual Receivables Finance International Awards on 26 May 2022, on the evening of the first day of the 22nd RFIx Convention.
Book your place for RFIx’22 and help define the future of working capital finance: https://bcrpub.com/events/rfix-receivables-finance-international-convention-2022
Use our Early Bird rate before 12 April to receive £200 off the full price
London
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public
de mayo
23
SME FINANCE FORUM
Annual Conference
de mayo 23, 2022
Online
Add to Calendar
2022-05-22 20:00:00
2022-05-22 20:00:00
6th International MENA Credit Guarantee Conference - Virtual Event
Credit Guarantees: A Path to Sustainable SME Recovery - Virtual Event
6th International MENA Regional Conference 2022 – 23 & 24 May 2022 - 1 PM (Qatar Time) GMT+3
REGISTER NOW
SMEs play a crucial role in improving any economic development cycle, particularly in developing countries. However, access to formal finance is one of the major challenges. To explain, the majority of SMEs in emerging and developing economies are either unbanked or underbanked, which results in a significant credit gap. This is particularly true for countries in the MENA region.
In emerging and developing economies, access to formal finance is already one of the major constraints faced by SMEs before the outbreak of COVID-19. In fact, the pandemic posed challenges of scope and scale that are unprecedented in modern times. According to World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects, “the global recovery is set to decelerate amid continued COVID-19 flare-ups, diminished policy supports, and lingering supply bottlenecks.”
However, credit guarantee schemes (CGS) can facilitate SMEs’ access to finance and help overcome deficiencies. Enabling sustainable recovery, CGSs play an important role in rebuilding and facilitating the growth of SMEs.
To this end, Qatar Development Bank “QDB”, in partnership with the SME Finance Forum, is hosting the 6th International MENA Credit Guarantee Conference under the theme “A Path to Sustainable SME Recovery.”
Taking place on 23 & 24 May 2022, the conference will convene leading credit guarantee experts and practitioners from the MENA region and beyond, alongside SME finance specialists and industry professionals. During the two-day event, we will discuss the performance and experiences of CGSs in addressing the financial needs of SMEs during and post-COVID-19 era with a sustainable recovery approach.
LEARN MORE on the event website
Online
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public
de abril
20
SME FINANCE FORUM
Communities of Practice
de abril 20, 2022
Add to Calendar
2022-04-19 20:00:00
2022-04-19 20:00:00
AgriFinance Community of Practice (CoP) - Climate Smart Agricultural Finance
The SME Finance Forum has created a Community of Practice on Agrifinance, a group of AgriFinance experts and practitioners from member and non-member institutions, to discuss experiences and document good practices and innovations in the field. One main objective of this CoP is to promote learning and sharing of good practice examples that help members improve their offering and better serve the Agri-SMEs.
***
The AgriFinance CoP is organizing the next member-only meeting on April 20th, 2022 at 8 a.m. EDT. Recognizing the importance of climate risks in agriculture and the role of agriculture in total emissions, members of the CoP for Agricultural Finance expressed interest in focusing the April 2022 CoP meeting on the topic of financing climate smart agriculture. Climate change and climate risks are the main reason for the perceived high risks in agricultural finance. Climate smart agriculture provides ways to improve productivity while at the same time making agriculture more resilient to climatic risks and less poluting. This also reduces the riskiness of clients in the agricultural sector that invest in such technologies. Climate risk mitigation and adaptation are becoming key focus areas for financial institutions, particularly when it comes to lending to agriculture, a sector that is vulnerable to climatic risks. Climate smart agriculture, improve risk management but also provides new opportunities for financial institutions to expand their lending into a new area.
The CoP meeting in April will start by presenting the case for climate smart agriculture finance. Following this introduction, a panel of two to three members will discuss their experiences in promoting climate smart agricultural finance focusing on both challenges and achievements. After the panel, a moderated discussion amongst CoP members will follow.
Host
Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum
CoP Chair
Panos Varangis is currently the Principal Operations Officer at the Financial Institutions Group, IFC. Prior to that Panos led IFC’s work in advising financial institutions to provide financial services to SMEs, agribusinesses, and farmers. Before joining IFC, Panos served as the Deputy CEO of the Agricultural Bank of Greece (2004-2009). From 1987 to 2004, he worked at the World Bank in various positions at the International Commodities Division, the International Trade Division, the Bank’s Research Department, and finally at the Agricultural and Rural Development Department where he oversaw a global program on commodity risk management. Panos holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in New York.
Speaker
Juliana Lopes is an Associate Industry Specialist in the Financial Institutions Group at IFC, where she provides technical support on climate smart agriculture investments. Prior to joining IFC, Juliana worked in FAO where she combined her farming experience with environmental modeling for policy planning, national GHG reporting and climate finance. Juliana holds a MS in Dairy Science from the University of Wisconsin, and a MS in Development Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Manuel Enrique Davila Lazarus is the Executive Vicepresident Corporate Banking at Banco Atlántida, S.A., Tegucigalpa, Honduras since June 2015. Responsible for an asset portfolio of over $ 2.2 bn. Overall experience: • Corporate Head at Citibank- Tegucigalpa, Honduras. • Risk Vicepresident at Banco Cuscatlán de Honduras, S.A. -Tegucigalpa, Honduras. • Regional Manager at Lloyds TSB Bank Plc. - San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Moderator
Toshiaki Ono is a senior financial sector specialist at the World Bank where he supports various lending projects and analytical work to promote access to finance in the agriculture sector mainly in Africa and Asia & Pacific. Prior to joining the World Bank, Toshiaki held several positions at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) where he worked for agriculture finance and agribusiness development projects in South Asia and Africa. He also has practical experience in debt financing and investment banking through his earlier work at the Development Bank of Japan and Nomura. Mr. Ono holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York.
Agenda
Members please register on Member's Portal.
Relive the last session>
If interested in participating, please send an email to smefinanceforum@ifc.org
By registering to this event, you agree to the SME Finance Forum/IFC Event Privacy Notice.
SME FINANCE FORUM
ronyg@panapps.co
America/New_York
public