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Karymshakov, Kamalbek - 2020

markets through increasing sales in these markets. This study aims to examine factors affecting export performance of SMEs in … level demonstrate relatively higher export activities. However, it can also be argued that SMEs do not have enough … knowledge-supporting programs are important for the export of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic. …

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Why do SMEs not borrow more from banks? : evidence from the People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia

Wignaraja, Ganeshan; Jinjarak, Yothin - 2015

age, and export participation. Fourth, personal assets of SME owners tend to matter more as collateral for SME borrowing …

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What matters for the GVC entry and exit of manufacturing SMEs in the Philippines?

Mendoza, Adrian R. - 2020

This study explores firm-level data from the Philippines to uncover new stylized facts about the participation of manufacturing small and medium enterprise (SMEs) in global value chains (GVCs). The empirical analysis shows that manufacturing SMEs are weakly connected to foreign markets,...

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Exchange rate policy and regional trade agreements : a case of conflicted interests?

Pomfret, Richard; Pontines, Victor - 2013

The results highlight the conflicting interests of countries - to stabilize exchange rates or to keep the option of exchange rate depreciation in order to maintain competitiveness of domestic tradable producers. With deepening integration in East Asia, however, the desire for exchange rate...

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The People's Republic of China's import competition and skill demand in Japanese manufacturing

Yamashita, Nobuaki - 2017

This paper examines the hypothesis that manufacturing industries in Japan that have been exposed to import competition …

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SME credit risk analysis using bank lending data : an analysis of Thai SMEs

Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; … - 2015

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of most Asian economies. The main obstacle to the development of the SME sector is the lack of stable finance. Considering the bank-dominated characteristic of economies in Asia, banks are the main source of financing, and the lack of a...

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Major challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia and solutions for mitigating them

Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2016

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They make up more than 98% of all Asian businesses that provide two out of three private sector jobs in the region. Therefore, it is vitally important for Asia's economic success to have fully functioning support...

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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in India : sources and challenges

Singh, Charan; Wasdani, Kishinchand Poornima - 2016

Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and government organizations. The key objective of the study was to identify various challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during...

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Commercial bank innovations in small and medium-sized enterprise finance : global models and implications for Thailand

Tientip Subhanij - 2016

In Thailand, the government has long recognized the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the economy and has given a large amount of financial support to this sector. Still, SMEs are not able to catch up with larger enterprises and the constraints to SME financing remain...

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Optimal credit guarantee ratio for Asia

Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2016

Difficulty in accessing finance is one of the critical factors constraining the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia. Owing to their significance to national economies, it is important to find ways to provide SMEs with stable finance. One efficient way to promote SME...

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