The seminar consists of four sessions: (i) Objectives and central hypotheses of the project “Promoting financial inclusion through development banks' innovative policies”; (ii) Financial inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador: stylized facts, measurements and challenges, development bank programs and instruments for promoting financial inclusion; (iii) The role of development banks in promoting financial inclusion: market failures versus the creation of markets; and (iv) Promoting financial inclusion through innovations in finance: new instruments.
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9:15 – 9:30 |
Registration and Opening Mr. Esteban Pérez Caldentey (CEPAL) Ms. Cornelia Kaldewei (CEPAL) |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Session 1: Objectives and central hypotheses of the project promoting financial inclusion through development bank innovation policies Presentation of the project on financial inclusion of SMEs and development banks Speaker: |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Session 2: Financial inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador: stylized facts, measurement and challenges, development bank programs and instruments for promoting financial inclusion Presentation and discussion of the document: “Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador (in Spanish)” Speaker: Ms. Sylvia Neira Burneo (Banco General Rumiñahui) Moderator: Cornelia Kaldewei |
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11:00 – 11:20 |
Coffee |
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11:20 – 12:00 |
Session 2 (continuation): Financial inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador: stylized facts, measurement and challenges Commentaries and discussion of the document: “Financial Inclusion of SMEs in Ecuador (in Spanish)” Commentators: Jorge Santiago Campos Portilla (BanEcuador) María Verónica Gavilanes Vejar (Banco Pichincha) Moderator: Cornelia Kaldewei
Open discussion |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Session 3: The role of development banks in promoting financial inclusion: market failures versus the creation of markets Commentators: Jeannette Sánchez (ex Ministra Coordinadora de la Política Económica) Wilson Araque (Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar) Ramón Lecuona (Universidad Anáhuac) Moderator: Esteban Pérez Caldentey |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:00
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Session 4: Promoting financial inclusion through innovations in finance: new instruments Experiences and examples of instruments for financial inclusion in Ecuador Commentators: Paula Florencia Auerbach (Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones) Jorge Moncayo Lara (Banco Central del Ecuador) Alejandro Ribadeneira (Banco General Rumiñahui) Luis Bonilla (Banco Procredit) Moderator: Sylvia Neira |
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15:00 – 15:20 |
Coffee |
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15:20 – 16:30 |
Session 4 (continuation): Promoting financial inclusion through innovations in finance: new instruments Experiences and examples of instruments for financial inclusion Commentators: Edwin Andrade (Corporación Financiera Nacional) Geovanni Cardoso Ruíz (Corporación Finanzas Populares y Solidarias) Christian Cisneros (Cámara de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa de Pichincha) Nancy Medina (Universidad Central del Ecuador) Moderator Ramón Lecuona |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Closure |
Workshop held in Spanish
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