Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
We help local and national governments unleash the potential of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, promote inclusive and sustainable regions and cities, boost local job creation and implement sound tourism policies.
The 6th Meeting of OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth, hosted by Philippe Close, Mayor of Brussels (Belgium) and chaired by Dagur Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik (Iceland) will take place on 13 June 2023, 14:00 – 18:00 CET in Brussels as part of the Brussels Urban Summit 2023: Urban Answers to Global Challenges. Register here...
Ministers and High-level participants will have to opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas on the overarching theme of the OECD SME Ministerial meeting “Managing Shocks and Transitions – Future Proofing SME and Entrepreneurship Policies”. 27-28 June 2023 in Paris OECD HQ.
The 6th Meeting of OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth, hosted by Philippe Close, Mayor of Brussels (Belgium) and chaired by Dagur Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavik (Iceland) will take place on 13 June 2023, 14:00 – 18:00 CET in Brussels as part of the Brussels Urban Summit 2023: Urban Answers to Global Challenges. Register here...
For 10 years, the OECD Water Governance Initiative has championed good water governanceand is now contributing to the UN 2023 Water Conference. Read about the OECD Water Governance Initiative.
The new report, OECD Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs Scoreboard: 2023 Highlights provides the latest data on SME financing in close to 50 countries.
Read the 2023 activity report on the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities.
The Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) helps national, regional and local and governments unleash the potential of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote inclusive and sustainable growth in regions and cities, boost local job creation and implement sound tourism policies. Find out how.
Dig deeper to explore our climate work on entrepreneurship, SMEs, regions and cities.
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The Cogito blog is a platform that aims to share leading analysis related to Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Tourism, Regions and Cities policies.
Latest posts:
Buenos Aires’ big vision: a housing policy that goes beyond homes
Renca’s regeneration: invigorating urban spaces to solve the housing crisis
Backing bristolians during the cost-of-living crisis
Cape Town: the crisis and the cure for housing affordability
A better balance for Barranquilla: how the city is tackling inequality
Back to basics in braga: making urban homes more affordable
The Chattanooga challenge: bringing its people in from the cold
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Check out CFE Events
This page lists a selected number of key upcoming CFE events and provides access to recent virtual events. Check back here as OECD events, webinars, and publication launches, are added regularly.
Key topics
- Cities and Metropolitan Statistics
- Cities and Environment
- Circular Economy in Cities
- Champion Mayors
- Culture and Local Development
- Decarbonising Buildings in cities and regions
- Entrepreneurship
- Financing SMEs
- G20 & SMEs
- Inclusive Entrepreneurship
- LEED Programme
- Local Employment and Skills
- Migrant Integration
- Multi-level Governance
- National Urban Policy Programme
- OECD Recommendation on SME
- Public Investment Toolkit
- Regional Development
- Regional Statistics and Indicators
- Roundtable of Mayors and Ministers
- Rural Development
- Social economy
- SME Performance
- SME Digitalisation
- Subnational Finance and Investment
- Supporting Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
- Tourism
- Women’s Entrepreneurship
- Urban Policy and Metropolitan Reviews
- Water Governance
