The SMEs center in the Arab Planning Institute held a training program
“Institutional support and SMEs Finance” in cooperation with the
Ministry of Planning (MOP) and Development and Employment Fund(Def) in
Jordan during 12-16 Feb 2017. The program aims 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.