Traditionell leisten Sparkassen einen wichtigen Beitrag für die Raumentwicklung in Städten und Regionen. Sie kennen die Probleme und Potentiale lokaler Ökonomien und sie haben Vertrauen zu den lokalen Akteuren. Das macht sie zu wichtigen Promotoren der Orte und Regionen, an denen sie wirken....

Although Kenya's financial system is by far the largest and most developed in East Africa and its stability has improved significantly over the past years, many challenges remain. This paper assesses the stability, efficiency, and outreach of Kenya's banking system, using aggregate, bank-level,...

This paper proposes and analyses a model of start-up investment. Innovative entrepreneurs are commercially inexperienced and can benefit from venture capital support. Only part of them succeed in matching with a venture capitalist while the rest must resort to standard bank finance. We consider...