Smaller businesses lack the financing to be sustainable. Here's how we can help
Research shows that companies make more money when they invest in sustainability. Image: REUTERS/Stringer
Leora Klapper
Lead Economist, World Bank
Natascha Beinker
Co-Chair G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) and Co-Chair GPFI SME Finance Subgroup, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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