Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial drivers of economic growth. In Kenya, MSMEs represent … this account, this study uses Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) Inuka Impact survey 2024 data with the propensity score … to access bank credit. The results shows that size and turnover are critical determinants of MSMEs access to finance, and …

current inflationary environment, the war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the pandemic on the SME financing environment. The … publication first discusses the general market environment and then covers the markets for SME equity and debt products. In …

This paper provides the first evidence on gender differences in investment financing, credit application and credit … analysis of the supply- and demand-side on the credit market shows that women are not more likely to be denied credit but the … probability that they apply for credit is on average lower. Yet, this gender difference in the probability of credit application …

bank credit for SMEs, the consequences of Basel II on credit risk analysis and SMEs? possible strategic replies were …

and risk appetite. The panel GMM model results show that the Kenya shilling depreciation increased bank lending, improved …

ypical debt sustainability metrics characterize Kenya's sovereign debt as "unsustainable" since around 2019. Further … sector credit growth and documents a characteristic negative relationship between sovereign debt and private credit growth … (domestic) sovereign debt and private sector credit growth. Informed by these findings, the study also tests for the possible …

expectations, as captured in the Central Bank of Kenya's Quarterly Credit Officers Survey. The study developed an index to measure … credit supply in Kenya increases with an increase in credit demand expectations, other factors remaining constant, while …This study examined the responsiveness of commercial banks' sectoral credit supply to changes in credit demand …

Die Studie untersucht die Potenziale von Fintechs für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU). Fintechs bringen … miteinander, wodurch Banken vermehrt als Plattformen agieren. Insbesondere etablierte KMU können demzufolge sowohl innerhalb als …The study examines the potential of fintechs for SME financing. Fintechs often bring together capital supply and demand …