Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of bank interest rate spread in Sub-Saharan African countries, which were categorized into macro-specific, bank-specific and institutional variables. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used fixed effects estimations to...

The purpose of this research is to determine whether firm-specific factors influence Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) ability to access finance. To address the study objectives, data from a sample of 103 SMEs was used in the study. Using multiple regression analysis, we found that, firm...

The purpose of this research is to determine whether firm-specific factors influence Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs) ability to access finance. To address the study objectives, data from a sample of 103 SMEs was used in the study. Using multiple regression analysis, we found that, firm...