The report is structured around Central and Eastern Europe. In preparing the report, data from state statistical services, central banks of the countries, annual reports of banks and other public sources of information were used. Actuality of data – as of January 1, 2017, in cases of lack of information at that date, the latest available data on the bank was used. In addition to regional analysis, the report also contains more detailed data by country: Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

The authors say they do not aim to show the ideal picture with this report, but they are sure that they can achieve a clearer picture of the state of development of the SME banking segment and its potential through joint efforts. That, in the end, will only contribute to improving the efficiency of business management and the quality of managerial decisions by top managers of financial organizations, greater interest in the segment, both existing players and new ones.