Empowering MSMEs: Cultivating Compassionate Growth through the Capital Market

Join the panel of experts from Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore and others. The conference will discuss key topics around broadening MSMEs’ access to finance through capital markets and Islamic finance instruments, developing and scaling innovative financing models like blended finance, accelerating digital transformation, enhancing guarantee schemes, and data analytics.

This conference will also feature the launch of the joint report by the Securities Commission Malaysia and the World Bank Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Finance Hub in Malaysia, “ESG Disclosure Assessment of Malaysia’s Listed Companies and Recommendations for Policy Development.” In addition, the conference will mark the regional launch of the World Bank Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation (FCI) Flagship report, “Unleashing Productivity through Firm Financing" and the Policy Note "Boosting SME Finance For Growth: The Case for More Effective Support Policies.”