Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

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.

Check out the highlights from the OECD Social Economy Summit, Inspiration, innovation and inclusion: Shaping our future with the social and solidarity economy.

The new report, OECD Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs Scoreboard: 2023 Highlights provides the latest data on SME financing in close to 50 countries.

The green transition is changing jobs, skills and local economies. Check out our new report, Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2023: Bridging the Great Green Divide.

This new OECD project, the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA) is connecting young entrepreneurs, experts and governments to develop better entrepreneurship policies.

Regional Industrial Transitions to Climate Neutrality identifies manufacturing activities that are particularly difficult to decarbonise and the transformations they require.

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.