Paynesville, Sept. 13 -- Access to finance, business readiness and stronger partnerships between entrepreneurs and financial institutions dominated discussions on the second day of a national dialogue aimed at strengthening Liberia's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Patience M. Jones, patiencejones@frontpageafricaonline.com

The dialogue brought together government officials, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), financial institutions, development partners and business owners to discuss practical ways of addressing one of the most persistent challenges facing Liberian entrepreneurs: access to affordable financing.

Atty. Andrew A. Tellewoyan, Officer-in-Charge of the Development Finance Section at the Central Bank of Liberia, pro...