Strengthening Enabling Environment for SME Finance

Across emerging markets, outdated regulatory frameworks governing credit, collateral, compliance, and digital finance remain among the most significant barriers to MSME growth and access to finance, a challenge highlighted in the SME Finance Forum's 2026 survey. Yet many of these constraints stem not from deliberate policy choices, but from legacy rules that have failed to keep pace with evolving business models, digital technologies, and financial ecosystems.

This session explores how smarter, more adaptive regulation can reduce frictions, unlock innovation, enable data-driven finance, and create a more inclusive and dynamic environment for MSME growth.