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Small and Medium Enterprises Key Driver for Growth and Jobs in South Asia
Increasing Access to Finance
DONOR PARTNERS
Australia
Austria
Canada
Denmark
European Union
Finland
Germany
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States of America
Facilitating Access to Markets
Promoting Inclusion and Growth
Stori es of Impa c t
Small and Medium Enterprises: Key Driver for Growth and Jobs in South Asia
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Developing Competitive Firms in the Private Sector
Increasing Access to Finance
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Bangladesh Building a Database of Clients to Improve Lending Decisions
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India Helping Non-Banking Financial Companies Support Small Entrepreneurs
Facilitating Access to Markets
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Sri Lanka IFC Helps Develop Tourism Value Chains
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Bangladesh Reducing Energy and Water Consumption in Washing-DyeingFinishing Sub-Sector
Promoting Inclusion and Growth
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Bangladesh Obtaining Trade Licenses, a First Step to Starting a Formal Business
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India Simplifying Tax Compliance for Small Firms, Improving Business Climate
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Nepal Registering a Business and Getting Tax Information Online
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The Way Forward Our Priorities, Next Steps
Sharing Knowledge
Developing Competitive Firms in the Private Sector Fifty-three percent of IFC's advisory portfolio in South Asia focuses on micro, small, and medium enterprises
Between 2009 and 2012, ●●
IFC trained 233,000 entrepreneurs to be more efficient and productive
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More than 150,000 small and medium enterprises have received improved access to financial services
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Micro, small, and medium enterprises together generated $15 million in revenues
Forty million new jobs need to be created in South Asia by 2016[1] to absorb newcomers in the labor market. Small and medium enterprises will be the main providers of these jobs. Improving performance is critical to their success, making it easier for them to operate, expand, and generate business opportunities. IFC has a decade of experience working with small and medium enterprises in this region, providing scalable and replicable solutions throughout the lifecycles of small businesses. In 2002, IFC established the SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility to enhance performance, competitiveness, and growth of small and medium sized firms in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and North East India. IFC provides investment and advisory services to help small and medium enterprises through their entire life cycle - right from inception to growth and maturity. We do this by assisting in introducing regulatory reforms, building management skills and supporting access to finance and markets.
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Estimates from the World Development Report and International Labor Organization
Formation phase
Start-up phase
Stages of SME development
Expansion phase
Growth phase
Promoting Inclusive Growth IFC is supporting small and medium enterprise development that is linked into larger value chains
Creating the Right Conditions IFC is removing constraints to formalization by introducing policy reforms
Capitalizing on Opportunities IFC is linking firms with appropriate financial products
Constant skill-building To improve business acumen and accelerate growth to create jobs and tap new markets
IFC’s support during various stages of small and medium enterpr
Mar 18, 2015 - (1) This Act may be called the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ... business environment with many MSMEs becoming part of the domestic ...
Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector and the business environment in 76 ..... households, data from sources other than financial institutions, and historical data.
Jun 1, 2013 - ers' toolkit, developed to support risk assessment training courses and to help trainers ... Ms Annie Rice and Mr Andrew Christian from the ILO SafeWork Programme .... The abbreviation SME occurs commonly for small and ...
presented on the relationship between formal MSME density (number of formally registered MSMEs ..... Number of People Employed (in millions). 1,200. 1,000. 800. 600. 400. 200. 0 ... However, more small businesses list access to finance.
00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11. (*) The information .... publications by EU Member States and business associations. The outcomes of .... the US, a smaller number of SMEs have been capable of exporting a higher value of goods than the. EU average.
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How do regulatory authorities support small and medium companies, .... even force a company to abandon development projects or even go out of business .... these, two technical and two administrative staff work on HTA advice full time, with ...
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business registration that is typically required in Iraq (i.e., registration with the ... âPoorâ. Many respondents identified the following areas of business support as.
May 2, 2013 - They rapidly exploit new business opportunities and grow quicker than ... Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), the European ...
Lack of access to financial services is a key barrier to the growth .... âFacilityâ) that aims to reach through a joint investment and advisory platform as many as 100,000 women-owned SMEs ... definition of relevant loan size noted in footnote 1.
Promote sustainable energy policies that spur economic growth and environmental .... Step 4: Engage partners and source funding, staffing and other resources. 37 ... Box 2. Modest enterprises, large potential. 15. Box 3. Energy efficiency ...
1 The WTO (2016), World Trade Report â Leveling the trading field for SMEs. 2 Ibid. 3 The WTO (2016), World Trade Report â Leveling the trading field for SMEs.
Starter companies lack a proper credit history or, if offered a loan, are forced to pay high interest. Denying credit to SMEs, especially new ones, may threaten an ...
(Drawing on ITD (2007), âTaxing Small and Medium Enterprises,â at .... Developing Business Practices: But is this a proper job for the tax .... of service and enforcement programs to SME needs; (3) ... by Providing Accounting Modules to SMEs.
Nov 1, 2013 - The C&AG certifies the accounts of all government .... The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and HM Treasury ... for small businesses ...... Businesses operating in the IT sector (Computer-related, Software and ...
Dec 19, 2011 - Company Limited by the European Investment Bank for SME financing, Caudan, ... than half of the total value added created by businesses in the European Union. ... With a view to further support the sector, the Honourable Vice-Prime Min
Jun 21, 2011 - Most importantly it considered the best approach to cover the whole innovation cycle to bring SME ideas and R&D results to the market. Building on the ..... USA: Small Business Innovation Research â SBIR. Beryl Blecher ...
PSD-I ran from 2008 to 2012 to create an effective, coherent, and comprehensive ..... instance, through the dissemination of examples of best practice; and. (3).
