We study the relationship between finance and growth using a sample of 275 Chinese cities during 2009-2018. We exclude … finance and growth. …

branchless banking system and technological adoption. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of mobile … statistical bulletins (2012-2021). Based on the ARDL model analysis, POS banking service has the greatest impact on deposit money … bank performance because of large volume and value of transaction witnessed in the banking sector. Thus, more mobile and e-banking …

The remote inland province of Shanxi was late Qing dynasty China's paramount banking center. Its remoteness and China …'s almost complete isolation from foreign influence at the time lead historians to posit a Chinese invention of modern banking … observed Western banking there. Nonetheless, the Shanxi banks were unique. Their dual class shares let owners vote only on …

financing, especially long-term lending. -- small and medium enterprises, bank finance, financial constraints, banking market … more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what …

new technologies, business models, and risk management systems …

more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what …

bank finance grow faster than those financed by informal sources. Our results hold after controlling for firm … characteristics, country economic development, as well as potential endogeneity. The effect of bank finance on firm growth is more … pronounced in non-OECD than OECD countries, indicating the overwhelming importance of bank finance in countries with less …

describes the availability of and gaps in SME financing, discusses the key issues of SME finance and current financial literacy … recommendations aimed to improve access to finance among SMEs and facilitate the development of a more competitive market economy in …

The paper discusses state, regulative framework, and recent developments in leveraging access to finance for micro … Republic. Access to finance in the Kyrgyz Republic is growing and demonstrates improvement of financial inclusion of companies … value chains in agriculture, industry and service sector demonstrate the gaps in the access to finance of the MSME entities …