Credit guarantee schemes for SMEs: What a global survey reveals — and what it means for the jobs agenda Pietro Calice May 20, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/psd/credit-guarantee-schemes-for-smes-what-global-survey-reveals-mea The World Bank Group has put job creation at the center of its strategy, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) — which account for more than half of all employment in emerging markets and developing economies — sit at the heart of that effort. Yet a multi-trillion-dollar credit gap continues to hold back the very firms expected to absorb the 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in developing economies over the next decade. © 2026 The World Bank Group,