Micro- Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)


Given the critical role that micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) play in emerging markets, interventions designed to support them need to be effective in unlocking innovation, employment and economic growth. Cenfri is exploring several areas of MSME-related work including:

Nuanced MSME segmentation
Digital transformation of MSMEs
Systems mapping (understanding key value-chains as well as the drivers and constraints in the ecosystem)
Designing interventions and rethinking insurance to meet MSME needs and better manage the risks they face
Technical assistance to the private sector

Diverse paths: Finance for women’s nano and micro enterprises
Women-led nano and micro enterprises (WNMEs) are central to local economies and household livelihoods, yet they rem [...]
Testing how digitalisation could transform MSMEs in Rwanda
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for [...]
Bridging the Gap: Unpacking segmentation approaches and the MSE landscape in Kenya, Uganda and India
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are crucial drivers of economic growth in emerging markets, yet there is a persistent financing gap that restricts [...]
The untold realities of women cross-border traders
A diagnostic study on women cross-border traders between South Africa and Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique​  [...]
Innovating to improve MSME resilience in Uganda
As in many other developing countries, Ugandan MSMEs play a fundamental role in the economy – accounting for a substantia [...]
Holistic risk solutions for MSME resilience in Egypt
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Egypt Micro, small and medium-sized enter [...]
Private sector partnerships for MSME resilience: Learnings from Africa
Opportunities await insurers and tech providers who are willing to work together [...]
The role of different partners for effective MSME insurance
Insurers can partner with digital platforms, lenders and insurance aggregators to offer better products that [...]