Documents et rapports

Lao PDR - Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises in Lao PDR : Technical Note (anglais)

This technical note examines the state of access to and use of financial services for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Lao PDR. Based on extensive interviews with key private and public...

République Démocratique du Congo - Projet de Transformation Économique, Entrepreneuriat Féminin et Modernisation des PME pour l’Emploi et la Croissance (TRANSFORME) : Mission de Supervision - 22 Avril au 6 Mai 2024 (français)

IFC Financing to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the Poorest Countries (anglais)

IFC is working to develop solutions to close the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) financing gap, collaborating with 129 financial institutions (FIs) across 39 International Development Association...

Sustainable MSME Finance Reference Guide (anglais)

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) represent ninety percent of businesses worldwide. Not only are they important drivers of employment, technological change, and social mobility. They are also...

Botswana - Financial Sector Assessment Program : Technical Note - MSME Access to Finance (anglais)

Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains challenging in Botswana. Lack of access to credit has both demand and supply side challenges. There are demand side challenges such...

The Impact of Electronic Recording of Business Inspections on Compliance with Regulatory Standards and Inspectors’ Performance (anglais)

In Peru, the business safety inspection process, a requirement to obtain an operating license, is characterized by misaligned incentives and high transaction costs. These inefficiencies disproportionally...

IFC Financing to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Globally (FY2012) (anglais)

Lack of access to financial services is a key barrier to the growth of micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). IFC is working to develop solutions to close the MSME financing gap, collaborating with...

Sustainable Banking with the Poor - Case Studies in Microfinance : Guatemala - The Case of Union Popular and Union Progresita Amatitlaneca (UPA) Credit Unions (anglais)

Most people in developing countries lack access to formal financial services. After decades of experimentation in a multitude of credit projects, microfinance, a "new" field, emerged to respond to this...