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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452863
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011305386
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Solutions for SMEs' difficulties in accessing finance : Asian experiences
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2017
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They make up more than 96% of all Asian businesses that provide two out of three private sector jobs in the continent. Therefore, it is vitally important for the Asian economies' economic success that they have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011697478
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Financial system, and SME financing in Kazakhstan
Dosmagambet, Yergali; Oskenbayev, Yessengali; … - 2018
Kazakhstan remains a resource-dependent country, and the overall economy experiences external commodity price volatility. Oil export revenue exerts a positive effect on the economic development of oil-producing countries; however, depending only on oil revenue will make the economy vulnerable to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949765
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A comprehensive method for the credit risk assessment of small and medium-sized enterprises based on Asian data
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2018
Due to the asymmetry of information between borrowers that are small- or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and lenders (banks), many banks are considering this sector as a risky sector. It is crucial for banks to be able to distinguish healthy from risky companies in order to reduce their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949799
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The role of SMEs in Asia and their difficulties in accessing finance
Yoshino, Naoyuki; Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad - 2018
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They make up more than 96% of all Asian businesses, providing two out of three private-sector jobs on the continent. Therefore, it is vital for Asian economies' economic success that they have fully functioning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949926
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The role of credit guarantee schemes in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises with an emphasis on knowledge-based enterprises
Aboojafari, Roohollah; Daliri, Alireza; … - 2019
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their growth stage reach the point where, on the one hand, personal resources do not meet their needs, and, on the other, they do not have enough collateral to attract external finance. Access to finance can be facilitated by obtaining loans from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992089
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Gender and corporate success : an empirical analysis of gender-based corporate performance on a sample of Asian small and medium-sized enterprises
Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad; Yoshino, Naoyuki; Fukuda, Lisa - 2019
results show that indeed, despite showing a good leverage status, female-owned SMEs perform lower relative to male …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992191
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Capital market financing, firm growth, and firm size distribution
Didier, Tatiana; Levine, Ross; Schmukler, Sergio L. - 2016
How many and which firms issue equity and bonds in domestic and international markets, how do these firms grow relative to non-issuing firms, and how does firm performance vary along the firm size distribution (FSD)? To evaluate these questions, we construct a new dataset by matching data on...
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Growth of global corporate debt : main facts and policy challenges
Abraham, Facundo; Cortina, Juan J.; Schmukler, Sergio L. - 2020
expansion of global nonfinancial corporate debt after the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Nonfinancial corporate debt steadily … increased after the crisis, especially in emerging economies. Between 2008 and 2018, corporate debt increased from 56 to 96 …. Nonfinancial corporate debt was mainly issued through bond markets, and its growth can be largely attributed to accommodative …
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