Joint FSG-SAPF Webinar: Specialized Institutions to Facilitate SME Financing
via Zoom
SME lending schemes in DMCs are designed to help promote their access to finance. SAPF and SDCC-FSG hosted a webinar on 25 February 2021 to discuss SME financing challenges and their effects, with a focus on the role of government-supported SME financing institutions such as the Industrial Bank of Korea and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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25 Feb 2021 | Opening Session | Introductory Remarks | Kenichi Yokoyama, SARD Director General, ADB |
25 Feb 2021 | Session 1: Public SME Financing Institution in Korea |
Public SME Financing Institution in Korea In this presentation, Jae-Jooh Ha showcased different cases of SME financing in South Korea. He also highlighted challenges and effects of SME financing... |
Jae-Joon Han, Damitha Rathnayake |
25 Feb 2021 | Session 2: Government Lending Schemes: The Case of the U.S. Small Business Administration |
FSG-SAPF Joint Webinar: Government Lending Schemes: The Case of the U.S. Small Business Administration In this presentation, Rebel Cole discussed the government lending scheme in the United States. He also presented the U.S. Government Lending Schemes for... |
Rebel Cole, Manohari Gunawardhena |
25 Feb 2021 | Closing Session | Closing Remarks | Junkyu Lee, Chief of Finance Sector Group, ADB |