Annual Report on the Latin America Small Business Lending Initiative (1st)

摘要

This report summarizes the first year of implementation of the Latin America Small Business Lending Initiative (the Initiative), launched by U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson in June 2007 to expand and improve the access of small businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean to commercial financing. The effort is intended to accelerate the job creation and poverty-reduction that small businesses provide. Expanding small business ownership helps create more sustainable, stable economies with broader economic opportunities.