and 2014. We looked at the role of microfinance as a bridge for MSMEs to access credit, however our results show that this … have much opportunity to access credit from formal microfinance institutions. In addition, MSMEs in rural areas have … significantly fewer opportunities to gain access to credit from formal institutions than MSMEs in urban areas. …

foster the development of SMEs, which currently have inadequate access to financial resources. The primary policy challenge … faced by the government of Azerbaijan is defining its role in creating broader access to financial products and services …

exploited to address the inadequate physical infrastructure. Insurance services, in particular health and agriculture insurance …

compute weights for aggregating nine indicators of access, availability, and usage. It then assesses the impact of financial …

, financial institutions such as banks and microfinance institutions should develop financial products and services that promote … to gain access to scarce and vital information about available financial services like credit. …