On July 29 of 2021, in the State Institution "Business Incubator of Tajikistan"a round table was held on the topic: "Loan guarantee - as assistance in expanding MSME access to financial resources".
This round table was held as part of the activities of the Working Group on Enhancing the Development of Entrepreneurship of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities under the State Committee for Investment and State Property Management and with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The round table was held in a hybrid format (online and offline), the participants of the round table were members of the Working Group, as well the presentative private sector.
The event was attended by representatives of two organizations - the Public Organization "Zamonat" - Nilufar Karimova, Executive Director of the Credit Guarantee Fund of Tajikistan (CGFT) - Guranda Pavel and Operations Director - Nafisa Jalolova .
⠀The speakers familiarized the audience with the activities of their organizations and told in detail about loan guarantee, оn the achieved results of their organizations, mechanisms for supporting women entrepreneurs and youth when obtaining loans from banks, on the importance and priority of directing support to women from remote areas in small and medium-sized businesses.
⠀As a result of the round table, the participants received many questions and proposals on expanding access to lending to small and medium-sized businesses in Tajikistan.