Financing small- and medium-sized projects will be highlighted Monday

By Petra - Nov 22,2014 - Last updated at Nov 22,2014

AMMAN — A conference on financing small- and medium-sized projects and the role of loan guarantee programmes will be launched on Monday under the patronage of Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour.

The two-day conference will discuss the economic and social roles of small- and medium-sized projects and financial challenges facing these projects, among other issues.

Participants in the conference include World Bank experts, International Finance Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the USAID, in addition to other supporting international bodies. The conference is synchronised with the 20th anniversary of establishing the Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation, which was founded by an initiative of the Central Bank of Jordan. The Arab Bank has fully supported arranging the conference.

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