On behalf of the G20 Summit 2019, which is held in Osaka, Japan, on June 28th and 29th 2019 under the Japanese presidency, 10 task forces (TFs) were established within Think 20 (T20), a research and policy advice network where academic researchers and policy experts from universities, institutes and think-tanks can discuss major problems and challenges and make useful policy proposals to cope with them. TF 9: SME Policy Faced with Development of Financial Technology is one of the task forces proposed by the host institution (Asian Development Bank Institute: ADBI). It is noteworthy that T20 2019 established a task force for SME policy, probably for the first time in the history of G20 and T20, recognizing its increasing importance for G20 countries. And it is surely useful to share this information with all the members of ICSB and its affiliations including researchers, policymakers, practitioners and entrepreneurs. (Read more…)