{"id":14216,"date":"2026-09-08T10:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.csw.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=14216"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:00:03","slug":"baghdad-to-host-the-fourth-arab-summit-on-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.csw.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=14216","title":{"rendered":"Baghdad to Host the Fourth Arab Summit on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The capital city of <strong>Baghdad<\/strong> will host the <strong>Fourth Arab Summit on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)<\/strong> from <strong>18 to 20 November 2026<\/strong> at the <strong>Baghdad International Fairgrounds<\/strong>. The summit is jointly organized by the <strong>United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)<\/strong> and the <strong>Iraqi Ministry of Planning<\/strong>, under the patronage of the <strong>Prime Minister of Iraq<\/strong>, in partnership with the <strong>Central Bank of Iraq<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit will be held under the theme <strong>\u201cAccelerated Growth and Sustainable Entrepreneurial Success,\u201d<\/strong> as part of ongoing efforts to support the SME and startup sectors, strengthen their contribution to sustainable economic development, create employment opportunities, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit aims to provide a supportive environment for the growth of SMEs by enhancing access to financing and markets, leveraging digital transformation and artificial intelligence applications, as well as fostering partnerships, exchanging expertise, and opening new avenues for growth and expansion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The summit represents an important opportunity for business owners, entrepreneurs, startups, and supporting organizations to connect, exchange ideas and expertise, and explore the latest trends and available opportunities in the fields of entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For registration and participation:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asmes-2026.unescwa.org\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Official Website of the Fourth Arab Summit on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 50px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_js]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTNFJTIwdmFyJTIwdHJhbnNfcGFnZSUzRCUyMjU0MTI4JTIyJTNCJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[\/vc_raw_js][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The capital city of Baghdad will host the Fourth Arab Summit on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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