Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) are the backbone for all economies and are key source of economic growth, dynamism and flexibility in advanced industrial economies as well as for the emerging and developing economies. Financing has become necessary for them to help start up and expand their operations and to develop new products. Therefore financing these SME’s are vital. In the current global economic crisis, the issue of financing for SMEs is a pressing issue for all nations. It needs to be addressed with joint efforts by governments, financial institutions and enterprises, to enhance innovation in financial systems, products and services, and to improve the sustainable development of SMEs.

Banks and financial institution are focusing on building a business model that focuses on growth and opportunities to develop new income streams through new operational and profitability model. There has been a greater focus for banks to ppromote a stable, diverse, well-functioning financial system, which is capable of effectively servicing SME’s needs and working on the micro level initiatives that directly, impact SMEs access to credit

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- Using consumer portfolio management techniques to drive “lifecycle” management for SMEs

- Mitigating critical risks that hinders the growth businesses – Uncovering the hidden key to SME growth

- Revising risk management policies, processes and architecture to strengthen banks’ SME risk dimension – Good creditor management

- Reviewing core product offerings for each sub segment - SME product innovation

- Discussing SME project financing and alternative methods of financing

- Up-scaling your credit analysis methodologies to stimulate SME’s to be more bankable

- Application of a range of financing models and the use of innovative approaches – Managing risk portfolio

- Development of new mechanisms that are designed as a response to SME needs - reaching out to small capacity users through partnerships and capacity building

- Strengthening and improving the institutional underpinning financial transactions to deliver profitability and transformational growth

- Deriving product and service offerings that is unique to the SME market – Developing a ‘go to market’ approach for the SME segment

Sai Athreya
Commercial Director
GE Artesia Bank, GE Capital, Netherlands

Hesham Mohamed Hamdy
GM Chief Risk Officer
Arab International Bank, Egypt

Nilanjan Ray
Senior Vice President | Head - SME, Bullion & Exchange House Segments
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Steven Miller
Executive Vice President
Head of SME Banking
Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Sanjay Agrawal
Senior President and Business Head – Business Banking
YES BANK Ltd

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