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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including … challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during different stages of their life cycle. This study is a first … limitation in the identification and utilization of sources of finance. Data was collected through personal interviews using a …
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Microfinance is the provision of a broad range of financial services to poor and low-income households and their microenterprises (Asian Development Bank). Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have, hence, traditionally been funded by developmental bodies such as the World Bank, United Nations,...
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Remuneration-post-verification subsidies and microcredit have been postulated as potential solutions to imperfect capital markets and commitment problems that impede lumpy human capital investments, but little is known about the merit of combining these financing mechanisms. We draw on a cluster...
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Many researches over the years have pinned down the lack of finance as the greatest and deadly plight of majority of … collateral which will be substituted with group based collateral that is acceptable to micro finance institutions …
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This paper describes the common financing challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India and some important measures taken to address them, with a focus on the credit rating scheme implemented in 2000. It examines the usefulness as well as the limitations of the...
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With maturity in the microfinance market in South Asia, it is observed that some microfinance members' needs grow beyond the boundaries of traditional microfinance group loans. In addition, there are other small enterprises whose needs are not met by microfinance institutions or commercial...
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In this study hypotheses were tested regarding the impact of relationship on access to bank financing for micro enterprises. The empirical analysis was conducted using data collected from the banks of Bangladesh and micro enterprises operating in Bangladesh. The empirical results suggest that...
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impact of religiosity on their access to finance. The findings indicate that certain categories of religion, such as Hindus …
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