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28 Jul, 2021

Online

Open Virtual Roundtable Series #31 -Transitioning from Relief to Recovery

Policy & Regulation

Managing Portfolios as Subsidies and Accommodations End The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic hardship to millions of SMEs. To help SMEs survive through this crisis, governments have been granting subsidies and loan repayments holidays. Financial institutions also offered adjustments. Many of those support programs have expired or are ending in the next few months. This session will examine how leading regulated financial institutions are handling the transition period in their countries, as government support comes to an end, loan moratoria and other adjustments also conclude, and...

Member Spotlights

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COVID-19 Roundtables

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Leader Dialogue Series

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31 Dec, 2021

Immersion Programs

The SME Finance Forum's Immersion Programs are aimed at providing our members with 1-2 day exposure visits to high performing regional or global financial institutions or fintechs to gather in depth knowledge about an innovative aspect of their...

31 Dec, 2021

Communities of Practice

With strong interests and requests from members, the SME Finance Forum has launched communities of practices (CoPs) to allow experts and practitioners from member institutions to share knowledge and good practices in their respective areas with one...

31 Dec, 2021

Study Visits

The SME Finance Forum's study visits are an integral part of the peer learning opportunities to know more about the latest fintech innovations and good practice in SME banking and non-financial services from local institutions. During these visits,...

31 Dec, 2021

Online

Member Spotlights

The Member Spotlight is intended for individual member institutions to showcase their good practice examples that are relevant and useful to the global community of SME financiers. With a webinar-style format, sessions are designed and delivered by...

29 Dec, 2021

COVID-19 Roundtables

Covid-19

During this time of unprecedented crisis, the SME Finance Forum, as a global SME finance community, is committed to supporting its members and partners. In this repository, we will share resources, events, and other vital information relevant to the...

29 Dec, 2021

Webinar

Monthly Webinars

Each month the SME Finance Forum organizes webinars for its members. Members can tune in to the webinars via WebEx or Zoom. The webinars are designed to be interactive and we encourage members to ask questions and engage in a discussion with the...

18 Oct, 2021

Annual Conferences

The Global SME Finance Forum is the annual flagship event of the SME Finance Forum, where senior executives from hundreds of banks, NBFI, development finance institutions, and fintech companies participate from around the world. The three-day...

18 Oct, 2021

Online

Global SME Finance Forum 2021: Greening SME Finance

Sustainable Finance

Global SME Finance Forum 2021 – Greening SME Finance – October 18 th to 21st As the governments around the world are wrestling to contain the spread of COVID-19 and its unprecedented impacts on people’s lives and the economies around the globe, this...

26 Aug, 2021

Online

African lady with yellow shirt holding a tablet with coin stack on top

Women’s Entrepreneurship Finance Community of Practice (CoP) - Next Meeting

Gender Finance

Background The objective of the new Women Entrepreneurs Financing Community of Practice (CoP) is to effectively share knowledge and best practices, tools and innovative products to facilitate increased services to W-SMEs. To discuss and agree on how...

11 Aug, 2021

Online

Member Spotlight with Access Holding: Digitalization for the Bottom-Of-The-Pyramid

Digital Financial Services

Member Spotlight #7 with Access Holding featuring AB Bank Zambia: Digitalization for the Bottom-Of-The-Pyramid (with Spanish Translation) What does it take to successfully enhance financial inclusion through digitalization and increase client...

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