This report was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship. The development of Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2024: An OECD Scoreboard is possible thanks to the country experts from participating OECD member and non-member countries who provided information for the country profiles (see below).
The development of the Scoreboard also benefited from the inputs of Delegates of the OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE), chaired by Martin Godel (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland), and members of its Informal Steering Group on SME and Entrepreneurship Financing, chaired by Professor Salvatore Zecchini (Italy).
Data and input provided by Helmut Kraemer-Eis and Frank Lang (European Investment Fund), and Felix Haas (European Association of Guarantee Institutions) are gratefully acknowledged.
The publication has been co-ordinated and edited by Miriam Koreen and María Camila Jiménez, under the supervision of Lucia Cusmano, Acting Head of the SME and Entrepreneurship Division of CFE. Chapter 1 was authored by María Camila Jiménez, and Chapter 2 was authored by Marija Kuzmanovic. Research contributions on Chapter 2 and technical support on the Country Profiles were provided by Hans Robinson Koger. Valuable guidance and comments from Nadim Ahmad, Deputy Director of CFE, are gratefully acknowledged. Heather Mortimer-Charoy and Simone Hegge provided technical support. Support from the CFE Communications and Public Affairs unit is gratefully acknowledged: Shayne MacLachlan and Pauline Arbel for advice on promotion; Pilar Philip for the production process; and Finbar Pearson for outreach efforts.