Event Details

About the Event:
The course is being conducted with the support and cooperation of ISMEA - the Israel SME Authority, a joint government - private sector organization. It includes frontal lectures, workshops, study visits to relevant institutions and organizations as well as 2 days of cultural and historical tours. The course would cover some topics like history of the state owned development banks, reviewing MFI operations, role of SMEs in rural development, advantages and disadvantages of subsidies, role of local, regional and national governments etc.

Who Can Participate?

• Decision makers;
• Senior staff of government ministries involved in economic, industrial and social development;
• Senior staff of regional and local governments; entrepreneurial and SME support and developmental agencies;
• Banks and development financial institutions, micro finance institutions (MFI);
• Leaders of chambers of commerce and non-governmental economic and social associations (NGOs);
• Leaders of SME associations, international organizations involved in development issues, economists, business consultants and trainers.