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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 … challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during different stages of their life cycle. This study is a first … limitation in the identification and utilization of sources of finance. Data was collected through personal interviews using a …
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522031
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Bridging the "missing middle" between microfinance and small and medium-sized enterprise finance in South Asia
Shankar, Savita - 2016
With maturity in the microfinance market in South Asia, it is observed that some microfinance members' needs grow beyond the boundaries of traditional microfinance group loans. In addition, there are other small enterprises whose needs are not met by microfinance institutions or commercial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522083
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Credit Surety Fund : a credit innovation for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the Philippines
Maningo, Gary V. - 2016
of these enterprises is their difficulty in accessing finance from banks and other financial institutions. The Credit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522092
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The role of credit rating agencies in addressing gaps in micro and small enterprise financing : the case of India
Shankar, Savita - 2019
This paper describes the common financing challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India and some important measures taken to address them, with a focus on the credit rating scheme implemented in 2000. It examines the usefulness as well as the limitations of the...
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Does corruption affect access to bank credit for micro and small businesses? : evidence from European MSMEs
Galli, Emma; Mascia, Danilo V.; Rossi, Stefania - 2017
In this paper, we aim to assess how a specific socio-institutional environment, identified according to the level of corruption, may affect the access to credit for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Using a sample of 68,115 observations - drawn from the ECB-SAFE survey -...
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The role of credit guarantee schemes for financing MSMEs : evidence from rural and urban areas in Indonesia
Wardhono, Adhitya; Modjo, Mohamad Ikhsan; Utami, Eka Wahyu - 2019
MSMEs have difficulties in accessing finance. The Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) is a popular program for guaranteeing bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012015050
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Leveraging SME finance through value chains in the CAREC landlocked economies : the case of the Kyrgyz Republic
Tilekeyev, Kanat - 2019
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 …
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Public equity markets and innovation
Bernstein, Shai - 2017
This paper reviews the literature on the role of public equity markets in the innovation ecosystem. The review highlights the importance of public equity markets in funding the research and development activities of young and high growth firms. It also illustrates the dependence of venture...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011723674
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Financial inclusion, regulation, and education in Sri Lanka
Kelegama, Saman; Tilakaratna, Ganga - 2014
and finance, and remittance and money transfer facilities. There is also evidence that a larger share of households in Sri … innovation and new products. The information technology (IT) literacy rate is only 35% in Sri Lanka, and with the growing IT-finance …
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