Regional Financial Cooperation of SMEs' Financing in the Asia - Pacific : Lessons from the EU

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Ⅰ. BACKGROUND

Ⅱ. OVERVIEW OF MACROECONOMIC ENVIIRONMENT, SME's FINANCING AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS IN APEC
1. Macroeconomic Overview
2. SMEs and SME Financing Policies
3. Financial Market Conditions in APEC
4. Finacial Integration and SME Financing

Ⅲ. SME FINANCING IN EU
1. Characteristics of European SME Support Policy
2. SME Financing through Bank Loans and Capital Market
3. EIF for SME Financing Support
4. Lessons from the EU

Ⅳ. POLICY SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSION
1. The Necessity of Financial Support Policies for SMEs at the APEC level
2. Issues to be Discussed
3. SUggestions and the Way Forward

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ANNEX: List of Acronyms