The Arab Planning Institute organizes a training
program in cooperation with the Social Development Foundation in Sudan on SMEs
Finance during the period 18-22 May 2014. The program aims to analyze sources
of SMEs finance in the Arab countries and the mechanisms that can be used to
enhance the delivery of financial services. It also discusses the methods that
are used to estimate SMEs financial needs, the finance gap, and the role of
loan guarantee schemes in bridging the gap. It also discusses Islamic Methods
of finance and its applicability in case of SMEs.