Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: Learning from Pilot Cities in China’s Zheijiang Province
16 April 2025 | 9.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance The webinar will distill lessons learned in Zhejiang province and explore the conditions under which new standards and digital platforms can bolster climate finance for small companies across ASEAN+3 countries and beyond.
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Wang’s Café Goes Green: Innovative Finance Solutions for Small Companies
Peter Knaack | 27 March 2025
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance Financial markets have mobilized a large and growing amount of money for climate action – but most of it goes to large firms. Small companies (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises or MSMEs in the jargon) struggle to access the finance needed to green their activities.
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Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: A Case Study of Pilot Cities in China’s Zheijiang Province
Jingyi Zhang,
Peter Knaack and
Danqing Shao | 21 February 2025
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial for the transition to a sustainable economy. However, they face major challenges in accessing financing for sustainable investments.
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Does Fintech Promote Entrepreneurship? Evidence from China
Peter Knaack | 24 January 2023
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Digital Economy,
Entrepreneurship,
Fintech Policy moves and public statements in recent years indicate that Beijing seeks to simultaneously support the growth of internet finance platforms and reign in anticompetitive practices and risky behavior.
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