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Financial Sector Reform and Banking Crises in the Baltic Countries

International Monetary Fund - 1996

Financial sector reform in the Baltic countries is reviewed in light of the banking crises that emerged during the reform period. It is argued that the crises had their roots in the structural deficiencies specific to planned economies and the financial environment that developed before and...

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What role can financial policies play in revitalizing SMEs in Japan?

Lam, W. Raphael; Shin, Jongsoon - 2012

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit …). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets show that many SMEs have faced structural challenges of high … support measures should be phased out and SME restructuring be accelerated. Efforts are also needed to deepen capital markets …

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SMEs’ access to finance in the euro area : what helps or hampers?

Öztürk, Bahar; Mrkaic, Mico - 2014

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Unlocking access to finance for SMEs : a cross-country analysis

Fouejieu, Armand; Ndoye Faye, Anta; Sydorenko, Tetyana - 2020

(SMEs) in the world. The paper provides empirical evidence on the drivers of SME access to finance for a large sample of … development and better governance would help close the SME financial inclusion gap between MENAP and CCA regions and the best …

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Show Me the Money : Access to Finance for Small Borrowers in Canada

Klyuev, Vladimir - 2008

This paper examines access to business finance by Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to housing finance by Canadian households (particularly non-prime borrowers) against the background of a fairly concentrated and protected banking industry. It finds access broadly adequate...

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SMEs’ Access to Finance in the Euro Area : What Helps or Hampers?

Öztürk, Bahar - 2014

The monetary transmission mechanism in the euro area has been adversely affected by the recent crises. Using survey data on thousands of euro area firms, we study factors that affect the access to finance of SMEs. We find that changes in bank funding costs and borrower leverage matter for...

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Uncertainty and the employment dynamics of small and large businesses

Ghosal, Vivek; Ye, Yang - 2015

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based on the survey of professional forecasters, and regressionbased forecasting models for GDP growth, inflation, S&P500 stock price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that...