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Closing the MSME Finance Gap: Opening Remarks at the 5th Global SME Finance Forum

Closing the MSME Finance Gap: Opening Remarks at the 5th Global SME Finance Forum
Oct 07, 2019

The Global SME Finance Forum 2019 welcomed over 650 attendees from more than 280 institutions in 75 countries. On the 5-year anniversary of the annual Forum, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), delivered the keynote address. Read Queen's Máxima full remarks here.

Watch H.M. Queen Máxima remarks here.

 

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