Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: CEB Financing and Its Social Value

Explore the CEB's role in fostering job creation and social value through financing Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs). This study, building on four decades of operations and evaluations, examines the CEB's €8.7 billion portfolio in MSME financing since 1956.

How does the CEB promote financial inclusion for disadvantaged populations and regions? What impact has the 2007 crisis had on the CEB's strategy in its target countries in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe? This study synthesizes the CEB's activities and presents options to be explored to enhance its operating model of MSME financing and to increase the social added value of its operations in this sector.