Global SME News - June 2015

In this issue

Access to finance remains a challenge for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. This has to be viewed in the context of overall economic scenario and wide spread unemployment. Poor  SME finance ecosystem and access to funds  is a critical inhibiting factor to the survival and growth   of SMEs. Improving SME access to finance, therefore,    is a top policy priority for governments. June 2015 issue focus on finance related challenges

Global MSME Updates ; MUDRA Loans
Opening up handicrafts market
The Emotional Tone Scale- Characteristics
Food processing - an evergreen sector
Informal Sector Enterprises: Expectations from MUDRA Bank
Making micro-finance work for the poor
Indian MSEs: Trading and other Enterprises Need a Common Policy Treatment

Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Nation Building Micro-finance Distance Learning Course ADB-OECD Study on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Recent Crises
EVENTS
ILO:The World Employment and Social Outlook 2015 (WESO)

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