small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), complementing bank lending. In this essay we argue that rather than focussing on … pure non-bank lending, a reasonable mix of bank- and market-based financing should be considered. Banks are said to have a …

. Foreign commercial banks also help enhance SME technical efficiency. The results show that larger SMEs have superior … elaborates on the key sources of finance existing for Thai manufacturing SMEs and their importance for SME performance as …-owned specialized financial institutions (SFIs) play a leading role in enhancing SME technical efficiency and export performance, but …

Medium Enterprises (SME), their probability to export (i.e. the extensive margin) and their share of exports on total sales … impact on both SME's probability to export and their export margins. This positive effect is only marginally mediated by the … through which the intensity of bank-firm relationship supports SMEs' international activities. …