This year's edition is built around the theme: Transforming Access Into Impact, through the lens of the SME Growth Stack - fit-for-purpose finance, trusted data, and digital platforms, examining how these forces can move SMEs from local potential to global performance.

Can mentorship be scaled without losing its human touch? Strive Mexico tested what works for women entrepreneurs with diverse digital capabilities.

This case study examines Kenya’s policy, regulatory and institutional approaches to advancing women’s financial inclusion, with a focus on improving access to finance for women-owned and women-led MSMEs (WMSMEs).

The Scorecard provides Filipino MSMEs with trusted, clear, and accessible pathways to measure sustainability performance, strengthen credibility, and unlock opportunities aligned with global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. 

This partnership represents a shared commitment to addressing critical barriers faced by MSMEs by combining BOI’s financing capabilities with GIZ’s technical expertise and programmatic experience. 

Based on research with over 800 women microentrepreneurs in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, the study finds that timely climate information is linked to faster business recovery after climate shocks.

The guarantee facility is designed as a risk-sharing mechanism to encourage increased lending to MSMEs and digital platform- enabled businesses that often face constraints in accessing appropriate financing.

This financial diaries study follows a previous randomized controlled trial of Grameen America's program of group-based microloans for women, aiming to answer the question: how could improvements across multiple aspects of borrowers’ financial lives occur despite only modest increases in monthly net income? 

This report formulates strategic recommendations and tools for optimal access to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh.

The 2024 ASEAN Monitoring Progress Report provides a data-driven view of financial inclusion, financial capability, MSME finance and emerging Inclusive Green Finance (IGF) across the region.