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SME Finance Working
Group (SMEFWG)

A unique platform for policymakers to discuss, innovate and create smart policies that help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) access to finance and formal financial services.

Created in 2013, AFI’s SME Finance Working Group (SMEFWG) promotes the discussion and the implementation of smart policy frames that facilitate access of MSMEs to finance and provide a platform for AFI member institutions to discuss the challenges and opportunities to achieve sustainable development for this niche of the global economy.

Its outcomes shed light on different policies solutions and lessons learned from the national implementation of direct interventions and programs.

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Risk Sharing Facilities: Mobilizing Finance for Women-led MSMEs

The purpose of this toolkit is to assist AFI members to conceptualize and design risk-sharing facilities to encourage formal financial institutions to finance

This case study shares the collaborative and inter-agency support leading to the growth of the MSME sector, and its available financing, of the Republic of Bela

Access to finance for women-led-MSMEs can lead to an increase in productive assets, productivity, and stronger economic growth, but access to finance is arguab

This survey report aims to provide guidelines and country examples to regulators and other authorities on the issues to consider when developing alternative MSM

The objective of this document is to provide a scope of what has to be addressed in a framework to enhance the MSME financing ecosystem in Africa, and to assess

To ensure sustainable development in emerging economies, it is important to create opportunities for MSMEs. Access to finance is frequently identified as a crit

The vision of the SME Finance Working Group is to contribute to the development of micro, small and medium enterprises in developing and emerging countries thro

The latest factsheet by AFI’s SMEF Working Group highlights various measures taken by some countries to encourage business operations, safeguard jobs and incr

Climate change poses significant risk to the performance, competitiveness and sustainability of MSMEs, who are the backbone of developing countries and play a v

This year saw the expansion of the number of Working Groups from six to seven through the addition of the Inclusive Green Finance Working Group (IGF), which lev

SME Finance Guideline Note

Sharing experiences on SME finance reforms, both successes and failures, is an important way for us all to learn and this Guideline Note is an effort to do just

Zimbabwe has made significant strides in promoting gender equality and women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion, particularly over the last four y

Access to finance for the agriculture sector can improve employment at a comparatively lower capital cost than the bigger industries, and can address the inequi

Access to financing is vital for the growth of the agriculture sector in Ghana. Learn more in this case study.

The vision of the Small and Medium Enterprise Finance (SMEF) Working Group is to contribute to the development of micro, small and medium enterprises through be

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