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WORKING GROUPS AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES REPORT 2020
The SME Finance Working Group (SMEFWG) was formally launched in September 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The vision of the working group is to contribute to the development of MSMEs in developing and emerging countries through financial services. OBJECTIVES
IDENTIFY EXCHANGE
policy frameworks learned from different regions and actors, both from demandand supply-side involved in spurring the viability and financial inclusion of MSMEs, with a specific but not exclusive focus on financial sector policies
knowledge and establish a common understanding of policies that promote tangible access, usage, and quality of financial services for MSMEs
HIGHLIGHTS
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Member institutions
Member countries
Knowledge products
Maya Declaration Commitments (Completed)*
Policy changes
Peer reviews
*Total completed targets for period 2011-2020.
MEETINGS
1st: Malaysia
2013
2014
4th: Malaysia 5th: Mozambique
8th: Seychelles 9th: Egypt
2015
2017
2nd: Indonesia 3rd: Trinidad & Tobago
2016 6th: Mongolia 7th: Fiji
12th: Zambia 13th: Rwanda
2018 10th: Jordan 11th: Russia
2019
2020 14st/15th: Virtual Meeting
