system by using firm-level survey data on the obstacles that firms face in raising external finance. The paper assesses two … system is more important for explaining the obstacles that firms face in accessing external finance than the political …

system by using firm-level survey data on the obstacles that firms face in raising external finance. The paper assesses two … system is more important for explaining the obstacles that firms face in accessing external finance than the political …

social interactions in finance, including the "Social Connectedness Index," which measures the frequency of Facebook … intersection of household finance and "social finance." …

limited. IFC's work in this area aims to (a) build awareness about opportunities in access to finance for women … report aims to assess the gap in demand and supply of finance, highlight the opportunity in serving women entrepreneurs, and … catalogue initiatives taken by financial institutions in access to finance for women-owned businesses in India. The report …

The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even … promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance, are reaching fewer than 10 percent of … smallholders, primarily those in well-established value chains dedicated to higher value cash crops. International Finance …