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Assessment of Long-term Finance Providers for Small and Medium Agribusinesses : Stocktaking, Lessons, and Case Studies

World Bank Group - 2021

Agricultural transformation that involves the production of high-value food products and post-harvest processing is high on the policy agenda in many developing countries. A surge in the demand for high value and processed food products observed in Asia and Latin America is also happening in...

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SME Finance in Chile : Enhancing Efficiency of Support Programs

World Bank Group - 2015

This review of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance support programs aims to enhance the efficiency of SME finance support in Chile. Chile's good economic policies have successfully promoted growth, but inequality has remained high. Supporting access to finance for SMEs is an...

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Argentina : Assessment of Capital Market Mechanisms for Financing of SMEs

World Bank Group - 2017

This document has the purpose of identifying and describing actions that could aid in facilitating the financing of … of the document comprises the following sections: (a) characteristics of SME financing and the main obstacles they face …

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Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Focus on Gender : A Survey Report

World Bank Group - 2018

This report provides a baseline analysis of the status of access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with a particular focus on women entrepreneur' ability and constraints in accessing finance in order to develop and grow their businesses. It is based on a...

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Albania MSME Finance for Growth Assessment

World Bank Group - 2018

in other comparableeconomies. The number of MSMEs having used bank financing is low compared to the EuropeanUnion (EU …

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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

World Bank Group - 2018

Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...

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Capital Markets and SMEs in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies : Can They Go the Distance?

World Bank Group - 2020

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face significant financing gaps that stifle innovation and economic growth. The …. Bank financing has been the traditional source of external financing to SMEs; however, since the global financial crisis … that started in 2007, there has been an active debate about the role that capital markets can play in SME financing. This …

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Embedding Digital Finance in e-Commerce Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic : Early Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on e-Commerce and the Provision of Digital Financial Ser...

World Bank Group - 2020

This study provides an early assessment of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on e-commerce platforms and digital financial services, identifying the opportunities, good practices, and key challenges that have emerged in different regions. The focus of the study is to evaluate the impact of...

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Enhancing Access to Finance for EAC Women Cross-Border Traders

World Bank Group - 2021

This report was commissioned by the World Bank Group's (WBG) financial inclusion support framework program, with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and with technical support from the East African Business Council...

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Ghana Access to Finance

World Bank Group - 2016

Ghana has low levels of financial inclusion of individuals and access to finance for firms remains a major challenge; some of the key issues include low ownership and usage of accounts, dominance of cash, limited access points, limited electronic and mobile transactions, and high collateral,...

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