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Turkey posts its G20 priorities, and SMEs are high on the list

Turkey posts its G20 priorities, and SMEs are high on the list

Please see the link for the official announcement from the Turkish government.  2015 should be a very exciting one for SME finance and SME development.  Turkey has been a leader in the SME agenda of the G20 since its inception, and has served as co-chair of the SME finance subgroup since SME finance became a priority for the G20 in 2009.  As a technical partner to the G20's Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, the SME Finance Forum looks forwarding to supporting the Turkish agenda during this coming year. 
Our readers may also see that Turkey will be forming a new global body to represent SMEs' own interests during 2015.  Unfortunately the working name for this entity is "SME Forum", which risks some brand confusion, for obvious reasons!.  We'll also be working with our G20 colleagues on this, hopefully with some resolution that helps build and grow this very worthwhile complementary institution, while avoiding too many cases of mistaken identity.
matt

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