The Euro-Arab Business Council for SMEs (EABC) is a non-profit regional organization established with the support of the EU and League of Arab States and is financially and administratively independent. It aims at enhancing the level of Euro-Arab cooperation and partnership in the SME sector; establishing links with the financing programmes and funds launched by the countries of both regions to support SMEs; benefiting from these programmes and funds for the projects included in the Council plan; optimizing the use of training and rehabilitation opportunities provided by some European countries for SME development in the Arab countries; promoting dialogue and cooperation among the Council members as well as among the Arab and European entities operating in the SME sector; organizing meetings, seminars, conferences and activities relevant to the Council objectives; supporting the various forms of technical cooperation by promoting networking between the European SME support agencies and specialized Arab organizations; establishing an integrated statistical database related to the areas of the Council activities.