Presentation by Matt Gamser, International Committee on Credit Reporting, March 2013

1. Key Constraints on SMEs
Matt Gamser
Head, SME Finance Forum
International Committee on Credit Reporting
Rome, March 2013

2. SME Finance Forum Mission
Promote and disseminate global knowledge
and good practices in SME finance to accelerate
financial inclusion for SMEs

3. Background
Part of
Hosted by
Launched on April 19, 2012

5. Achievements to date
 News/reports on SME finance with
daily feeds
 Growing LinkedIn group: over 1200
members
 Promotion of innovative approaches
to promote SME finance/SME
Finance Challenge
 Data sharing/harmonization
 Policy dialogue (G20/AFI)
 Impact analysis
 Women’s Finance Hub coming soon!

6. Our Team
Matthew Gamser, Head
mgamser@ifc.org
Hourn Thy, Operations & Technical Supports
hthy@ifc.org
Nadia Afrin, KM & Web Communication
nafrin@ifc.org
Minerva Kotei, Women’s Finance Hub
Mkotei@ifc.org
Nothando Nyathi, Administration
nnyathi@ifc.org
Support for the SME Finance Forum:
Support for the G20 Finance Innovation Fund
provided by:
Donors

7. SMEs provide 2/3 of formal jobs in the private sector
in emerging markets

8. SMEs consider access to finance and power as the
leading constraints

9. Formal SME credit gap remains as large as ever at
~ $ 1 Trillion

10. Today 55-68% of formal SMEs in emerging markets
are either unserved or underserved

11. 82-86% (~ 0.8-0.9 Tn) of total credit gap of formal SMEs in
emerging markets is represented by formal SMEs that already
have a deposit account

12. Worldwide majority of woman-owned formal
SMEs are unserved or under-served

13. But financial institutions face 6 main challenges
when lending to SMEs

14. ….. And banks need capacity to address these
challenges

15. Global Trends:
Shifting the Financial Inclusion Frontier Forward

16. Financial infrastructure is a critical building block for
SME financial inclusion
Credit reporting
systems
reduce information
asymmetries, support
efficient credit
allocation and
strengthen risk
management
Payment and
settlement systems
facilitate access to
financial services and
the safe transfer of
funds. PS can mitigate
financial crises by
reducing settlement
risks
Secured transactions
systems and collateral
registries
reduce risk to lenders,
facilitate access to
credit, and promote
credit diversification
A solid
Financial
Infrastructure
serves both
Inclusion and
Stability

17. Impact of improved credit reporting on
financial inclusion
Source: Love & Mylenko (2003)

18. Full information-sharing increases access to credit
¨Out of every 100,000
loan applications 11,400
are lost if assessment
is based on negative
info only¨
% increase in lending volumes
73.7
83.2
Negative information
only
Negative and positive
information
Source: Barron and Staten (2000). Note: Figure shows the simulated acceptance rate assuming a default rate of 4% overall

19. Myths and Opportunities #1

20. Myths and Opportunities #2

21. Myths and Opportunities # 3

22. And maybe all of us?

23. MSME and Payments
• More electronic transactions lower information costs
• More electronic transactions save time and money for firms
• More electronic transactions offer alternative portfolio
management options
Issues:
• Payments data availability
• Movable assets/secured transactions rights/regulations
• Inter-operability
• Financial institution capacity/awareness

24. On the Web at www.smefinanceforum.org
LinkedIn Group: SME Finance Forum
Twitter: @SMEFinanceForum