The SMEs center in the Arab Planning Institute held a training program
“SMEs Development” in cooperation with Palestinian Economic Council for
Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR) during the period 26-30 March
2017. The program aims to discuss the requirements of SMEs development
and to analyze the status of institutional support delivered to SMEs in
the Arab countries and to evaluate the mechanisms that are used
technical support institutions. It also discusses the dimensions of SMEs
finance problems and the role of banking sector, specialized credit
institutions, in addition to the role of business development services.
The program also discussed stages of strategic planning for the SMEs
sector and the mechanisms of enhancing their performance and their role
in development.