Washington, D.C., April 11, 2018 – Qatar Development Bank (QDB) became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. 

“200 million businesses worldwide need financing to invest, grow and create new jobs. We are proud to have QDB join our network of 140 members who work to expand access to finance for small and medium businesses,” said Matthew Gamser, CEO of the Forum. 

QDB brings the best local, regional and international expertise to help promote local entrepreneur's skills and support their projects as an SME. They offer various training programs, workshops and exhibitions for SMEs.

“The number of quality members as well as the set of services and events held prompted us to join the SME Finance Forum,” said Abd Al Aziz Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer. “The QDB team will receive tools to expand its reach to MSMEs at the Forum’s networking events and through peer exchange visits.”

To see all SME Finance Forum members, please visit: https://www.smefinanceforum.org/members/member-list

About SME Finance Forum
The SME Finance Forum was established by the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) in 2012 as a knowledge center for data, research and best practice in promoting SME finance. As an implementing partner for the GPFI, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was tasked with managing the initiative. In 2015, the SME Finance Forum partnered with CapitalPlus Exchange to expand and upgrade the former Small Business Banking Network.

About Qatar Development Bank (QDB)
Qater Development Bank is a government-owned development bank carrying a large portfolio of products and services that covers the whole entrepreneurial journey stages from access to services, finance to access to markets with a wide array of programs under each activity.