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SME exchanges in emerging market economies : a stocktaking of development practices

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  • Harwood, Alison
  • Konidaris, Tanya

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In recent years, many emerging market countries have developed or are in the process of developing SME Exchanges to provide financing to SMEs, but few have succeeded. This paper aims to help stock exchanges and policy makers think through the key questions to be addressed to determine if, when, how and for whom to develop an SME Exchange in emerging market countries. It takes stock of some of the actions that exchanges can take to reduce issuance costs, in time and money for SMEs, without compromising the prudential needs of investors. The paper draws on the experience of seven SME Exchanges and the World Federation of Exchanges that participated in a workshop organized and led by the WBG to discuss these and other questions. It does not recommend a specific model to follow and does not address specific context issues, however the analysis suggests approaches that are widespread and/or could be beneficial to consider such as (1) focus on SMEs with a sizeable growth rate, (2) have the SME exchange legally related to the main board, (3) do not reduce disclosure content to reduce costs, (4) allow private placements, (5) have well regulated advisors to vet issuers and provide comfort to investors about the quality of the issue, (6) have outreach, public awareness campaign and training for SMEs, (7) consider tax incentives for investors. The report is the first in a series on this topic, and subsequent reports will address and expand on related and broader issues.

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  • Harwood, Alison & Konidaris, Tanya, 2015. "SME exchanges in emerging market economies : a stocktaking of development practices," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7160, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:7160
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    Debt Markets; Emerging Markets; Microfinance; Markets and Market Access; Small Scale Enterprise;
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