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澳洲论文网Workshop on “SMEs Financing in the Asia-Pacific Region:
Crisis and Countermeasures”
(June 8-12, 2009, Shanghai)
Co-sponsored by:
Ministry of Finance, P.R. China
Department of the Treasury, Australia
Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
Trade and Industry Department, Hong Kong, China
Co-organized by:
Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center
Asian Development Bank
Concept Note
1. Background
As a driving force for innovation, employment and economic development, small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a very important role in a country’s economy.SMEs’ access to finance, however, is rather limited. Financing has been a problem thattroubles SMEs for a long time, which restrains them from sustainable development in thelong run. On the one hand, financing through equity http://www.ukassignment.org/daixieAssignment/aozhoudaixieassignment/and debt are often attached withmany strings; on the other, the traditional financing access and patterns can not provideadequate funds to support the SMEs. As a result, it is a common challenge for all thegovernments and financial institutions to address the issues of how to provide sufficientfinancing support, expand access to finance, innovate financing pattern, and promotesustainable development for SMEs.
The current global economic crisis has resulted in capital depletion, risk aversion andcredit contraction. As the financial market cannot function properly as a source offinancing and the credit crisis continues to push up the financing cost, enterprises now areleft with virtually little access to finance, which would severely undermine their survivalas well as development. In the case of SMEs, the situation might be even worse. A greatnumber of SMEs would be forced to go bankrupt due to lack of finance. Against this
backdrop, SMEs financing, a pressing issue for all nations, especially for the developing
economies in the Asia-Pacific region, needs to be addressed by joint efforts of thegovernments, financial institutions and enterprises to enhance innovation in financialsystems, products and services, and to improve the sustainable development of SMEs.
2. Objective(s)
The main objective of the workshop is to help the audience to: 1) understand the newtrends and key challenges of SME financing in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in thedeveloping economies under the current situation of global financial crisis; 2) define therole of government in SME financing amid the crisis; 3) understand the Institutional
Innovation of financial institutions and the innovations in terms of financial products andservices to promote SME financing; 4) understand the trade financing and equityfinancing for SMEs in face of the financial crisis; and 5) explore possible solutions(especially from policy perspectives) of promoting SME financing in the region amid thecrisis through sharing successful international experiences.#p#分页标题#e#
3. Target Audience
The main audience of this workshop includes government officials from financeministries, central banks, banking and financial sector regulation/supervision agencies,SME agencies; private sector representatives from commercial banks, SME financialinstitutions such as private funds, SME boards, credit cooperatives, and VC firms, etc.;and policy researchers interested in SME financing in the Asia-pacific region.
4. Time and Venue
June 8-12, 2009.
Shanghai: Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center facilities.Address: No.200, Panlong Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai 201702, China;
Tel: (86-21) 6976 8000 Fax: (86-21) 6976 8233
6. Structure and Design
The workshop consists of 12 sessions:
• Session 1: SMEs Financing in the Asia-Pacific Region amid the Financial Crisis:
Status, Challenges and Trends
• Session 2: Panel Discussion: Challenges facing SMEs Financing amid the Crisis
• Session 3: Government’s Role in SMEs Financing amid the Crisis
• Session 4: Equity Financing for SMEs in Face of the Financial Crisis
• Session 5: Financial Products and Services Innovation in SMEs Financing
• Session 6&7: Trade Financing for SMEs in Face of the Financial Crisis
• Session 8: Latest Measures taken by Chinese Government to Promote SMEs
Financing
• Session 9-10: The Cases of APEC Economies
• Session 11: Group Discussion and Report--How to Promote SMEs Financing in the
Asia-Pacific Region amid the Financial Crisis
To ensure an active dialogues and participation by all participants, the sessions will
include formal presentations, questions and answers, as well as group and panel
discussions.
7. Agenda (next page)
Workshop on “SMEs Financing in the Asia-Pacific Region: Crisis and
Countermeasures”
(June 8-12, 2009, Shanghai National Accounting Institute)
(Video conferencing through GDLN with
Tokyo, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Colombo and Manila)
U-shaped Room IV, 3rd floor, Lecture Building III, SNAI
Day 1 (June 8)
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:20 Opening Session:
Opening remarks:
- Peng Runzhong, Senior Economist, Asia-Pacific Finance and Development
Center
- Ying Qian, Principal Economist (Financial Sector), East Asia Department,
Asian Development Bank
9:20-10:20
10:20-10:40
Session 1: SMEs Financing in the Asia-Pacific Region amid the Financial
Crisis: Status, Challenges and Trends
Chair: Peng Runzhong
Presentation: Chris Hall, SME Network Leader, PECC
Q&A
10:40-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00
Session 2: Panel Discussion: Challenges facing SMEs Financing amid the
Crisis
Chair: Chris Hall
Discussants:
- Ying Qian, Principal Economist (Financial Sector), East Asia Department,
Asian Development Bank#p#分页标题#e#
- Joseph Wong, Chairman of Hong Kong SME Forum
12:00-13:30 Buffet Lunch (2nd floor, Dining Hall III)
14:00-15:00
Session 3: Government’s Role in SMEs Financing amid the Crisis
Chair: Peng Runzhong
Presentations:
- Ying Qian, Principal Economist (Financial Sector), East Asia Department,
15:00-15:20
Asian Development Bank
Q&A
15:20-15:40 Coffee break
15:40-16:40
16:40-17:00
Session 4: Equity Financing for SMEs in Face of the Financial Crisis
Chair: Ying Qian
Presentation: Chris Hall, SME Network Leader, PECC
Q&A
17:00-19:00 Buffet Dinner (2nd floor, Dining Hall II)
Day 2 (June 9)
9:00-10:00
10:00-10:20
Session 5: Financial Products and Services Innovation in SMEs Financing
Chair: Chris Hall
Presentation: Tim Alexander, Head of Small and Emerging Business, National
Australia Bank
Q&A
10:20-10:40 Coffee break
10:40-11:40
11:40-12:00
Session 6: Trade Financing for SMEs in Face of the Financial Crisis (1)
Chair: Chris Hall
Presentation: LIN Zhihong, CEO, Trade Financing Department, China
Minsheng Bank
Q&A
12:00-13:30 Buffet Lunch (2nd floor, Dining Hall III)
14:00-14:40
Session 7: Trade Financing for SMEs in Face of the Financial Crisis (2)
Chair: Peng Runzhong
Presentations:
Trade Financing for SMEs
- Kelvin Au, Head of Business Banking, Commercial Banking, HSBC Bank
14:40-15:20
15:20-15:40
(China) Company Limited
Experience Sharing: Role of Government Export Credit Agency (ECA) in
Facilitating Trade Finance for SMEs
- Amy Wai, Deputy General Manager of Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance
Corporation
Q&A
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00
17:00-17:20
Session 8: Latest Measures taken by Chinese Government to Promote
SMEs Financing
Chair: Peng Runzhong
Presentation: Senior official, China Banking Regulatory Commission
Q&A
17:20-19:00 Buffet Dinner (2nd floor, Dining Hall II)
Day 3 (June 10)
9:00-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-10:40
Session 9: SMEs Financing amid the Financial Crisis
Chair: Chris Hall
Presentations:
The Case of Thailand
- Pipit Aneaknithi, First Senior Vice President, Kasikorn Bank
The Case of Japan
- Noriyuki Takahashi, Professor, Musashi University (through video
conference system from Tokyo)
Q&A
10:40-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-11:50
11:50-12:00
The Case of Indonesia
- Khairil Anwar, Head of MSMEs Development Bureau, Bank of Indonesia
Q&A
12:00-13:30 Buffet Lunch s(2nd floor, Dining Hall II)
14:00-14:30
14:30-15:00
15:00-15:20
Session 10: SMEs Financing amid the Financial Crisis: The Case of China
Chair: Peng Runzhong#p#分页标题#e#
Presentations:
- Ma Hong, Deputy Director-General, Shanghai Municipal Office of Finance
Service
- Chen Chunxiang, Vice President, China Zheshang Bank
Q&A
15:20-15:40 Coffee break
15:40-16:40
16:40-17:20
澳洲论文网Session 11: Group Discussion and Report--How to Promote SMEs
Financing in the Asia-Pacific Region amid the Financial Crisis
Chair: Peng Runzhong
Group Discussion
Report back
17:20-17:30 Closing
17:30-19:00 Buffet Dinner (2nd floor, Dining Hall II)
Day 4 (June 11)
9:00-18:00
Field trip
Day 5 (June 12)
9:00-18:00
Field trip
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