SME BlueImpact Asia: Financing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises that Dominate the Blue Economy

Event: Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific

SME BlueImpact Asia: Financing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises that Dominate the Blue Economy

28 January 2022

This session presented SME BlueImpact Asia, a blended finance platform for SME Blue Economy projects, which was jointly developed by ADB with UNEP and UNDP. The session discussed the concept of this initiative and will draw lessons from the European experience with BlueInvest Europe. To ensure the success of the platform, it also gathered insights from various stakeholders on policy recommendations and implementation approaches both from the perspective of SMEs and investors.

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