Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) 2021 | Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) | 19 October 2021 | Online Event
Venue
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| Event Date |
Tue Oct 19 UTC (about 3 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Oct 19 5:00am - Tue Oct 19 6:00am |
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Details
The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) invites you to join a virtual public event to discuss Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and blended finance in sub-Saharan Africa.
SMEs are the backbone of the African economy, but many SMEs lack access to affordable financing or credit lines, preventing them from expanding their operations and businesses. Through blended finance, development finance institutions and other development actors can help SMEs gain access to financing and increase private investment in sub-Saharan Africa. As climate change intensifies, many African SMEs have already begun to adopt sustainable, climate-smart practices, and blended finance can assist SMEs with these adaptation measures. Additionally, China’s role in the sub-Saharan African economy has grown over the last two decades, but there is still very little Chinese investment into African SMEs. U.S. development actors and private investors have a critical opportunity to fill this void.
Speakers
2021 Speakers
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee
Elisabeth Feleke
Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, USADF
Olusegun Odunaiya
CEO, Havenhill Synergy Limited
John Simon
Founding Partner, Total Impact Capital
Eugene Amusin
Senior Vice President, Citi Social Finance