What makes an MSME, and how can they be better included?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by MSMEs in accessing finance and the systemic issues contributing to their exclusion.

The exclusion of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from finance isn’t driven by mere moral neglect, but by systemic infrastructural constraints - amplified by incomplete data.In a recent episode of Trade Finance Global’s (TFG) podcast series, Trade Finance Talks, Silvia Andreoletti, Senior Reporter at TFG, sat down with Adel Meer, Manager of SME Finance, Solutions & Impact, at the World Bank Group (WBG).

People in this episode

Host: Silvia Andreoletti

Guest: Adel Meer

Topics covered

• MSMEs
• finance
• systemic constraints
• data
• inclusion

Keywords

• MSMEs
• finance
• inclusion
• systemic constraints
• data

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Bank Group, Trade Finance Global

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