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Barcelona Euro-Med Forum

Business Development and Employment

4-5 July 2018, Barcelona. The IEMed co-organizes with Fundació “La Caixa” the Barcelona Euro-Med Forum in the framework of the activities of the MedConfederation.

Dedicated to the theme of “Bridging SMEs between North and South Mediterranean: The role of SMEs in the socioeconomic development of the Mediterranean region”, the event will be held on 4-5 July 2018 at Palau Macaya in Barcelona.

There will be three consecutive panel sessions – “How to create ecosystems for entrepreneurship”, “How to support the growth of SMEs”, and “The role of policy makers and other stakeholders to support SMEs in the south Mediterranean”- which will focus on the analysis of the current social entrepreneurship systems, business enabling infrastructures and access to financial instruments for SMEs around the Mediterranean basin; and feature eminent experts exchanging views and reacting to new challenges the SMEs in the region faces today.

Agenda of the event

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