Measures of Financial and Non-Financial Support to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Wake of COVID-19

Antonina D. Levashenko – Senior Researcher, Head of the Russian Centre for Competence and Standards Analysis of OECD (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexandra A. Koval – Younger Researcher of the Russian Centre for Competence and Standards Analysis of OECD (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are more exposed to pandemic risks compared to large businesses. To support this sector during the crisis, it is necessary to implement measures of financial (direct funding, tax incentives, etc.) and non-financial support.

Key words: small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), financial and non-financial support of SME, pandemic.