Growing SMEs in Fragile Markets: Building Resilience and Opportunity

MSMEs are the backbone of economic activity in fragile and conflict-affected markets, creating jobs, sustaining livelihoods, and strengthening community resilience. Yet they continue to face significant challenges, including limited access to finance, infrastructure constraints, informality, and capability gaps.

This session will explore practical approaches to helping MSMEs survive and grow in high-risk environments through innovative financing, risk-sharing mechanisms, stronger market linkages, and business support services. Speakers will examine how public and private sector partnerships can unlock investment, expand economic opportunity, and enable entrepreneurs to build more resilient businesses that contribute to long-term stability and inclusive growth.