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    Closing the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs logo

    Closing the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs

    Removing cultural, socioeconomic and educational barriers
    Thursday 15 June 2023

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    Overview

    The IFC estimates that there is a $300 billion financing gap that exists for women-owned small businesses globally. More than 70% of women owned small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have insufficient or no access to financial services. What more can be done by financial institutions in order to address these barriers? What role do educational institutions have to play in empowering women?

    The Financial Times, in partnership with Home Credit, hosted the Closing the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs digital dialogue, to explore the role that business leaders, financial and educational institutions have to play in addressing the underserved potential of women entrepreneurs globally. 

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    FT Live Digital Dialogues - fully digital 50 minute  event experiences delivering maximum engagement. Live webinars provide unique opportunities to engage global senior audiences. All access, digital passes include access to all the live sessions PLUS all sessions on demand for 30 days. Join the conversation.

    World-Class Business Leaders and Speakers

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    Lamia Kamal-Chaoui
    Director
    OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
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    Elena Mayer-Besting
    Programme Manager
    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
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    Goksu Aslan
    Instructor of Economics
    NYU Abu Dhabi
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    Annica Witschard
    CEO
    Home Credit Vietnam
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    Stephanie Findlay
    Asia Companies and Markets News Editor
    Financial Times

    Key topics discussed

    Women-owned businesses

    What can be done to increase the financial growth of MSMEs owned and operated by women?

    Government and business 

    What can governments and financial institutions do to support and empower more women to enter the formal economy? 

    Education

    What role do educational institutions have to play in empowering women on financial management?


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