World Economic Forum -Jordan 2013 - investing SMEs for Employment

http://www.weforum.org/ د. محمد العسعس With small and medium-sized enterprises accounting for 80% of businesses and 30% of employment in the region, what is the business case for investing in them? Dimensions to be addressed: - Developing a platform for private capital - Providing loan guarantees and risk insurance - Involving Islamic banking Jin-Yong Cai, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington DC; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa Marco Comastri, President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, CA Technologies, Switzerland Ibrahim S. Dabdoub, Group Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa Abdelouahed Souhail, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training of Morocco Fathi Taher, Chief Executive Officer, Taher Invest, Jordan Moderated by Mohamad Al Ississ, Professor, Economics, AUC School of Business, Egypt; Global Agenda Council on the Arab World Category News & Politics License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)