The role of Public Development Banks in fostering the creation and growth of new businesses

This webinar shared the findings of the most recent research paper of The Montreal Group : ”The role of Public Development Banks in fostering the creation and growth of new businesses.” It was presented by Carine Bergevin-Chammah, Economist at BDC, Nabil Adamu Research Officer at the Development Bank of Nigeria and Mauri Kotamaki, Chief Economist of Finnvera.

This research paper examines the solutions adopted by 14 Public Development Banks (PDBs) to foster business creation and support new enterprises.

This paper was published in November 2025.

Read the paper here.