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Innovation and export in SMEs : the role of relationship banking

Frazzoni, Serena; Mancusi, Maria Luisa; Rotondi, Zeno; … - 2014

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 … SME's increased propensity to introduce product innovation. We further discuss the financial and non-financial channels …

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Covid-19 impact on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises under the lockdown : evidence from a rapid survey in the Philippines

Shinozaki, Shigehiro; Rao, Lakshman Nagraj - 2021

The novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has brought significant change to people's lives and business activities nationally, regionally, and globally. The Philippines took swift action-including enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)-to contain the pandemic and launched an emergency subsidy...

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Is the Decline in the Number of Community Banks Detrimental to Community Economic Development?

Minton, Bernadette A.; Taboada, Alvaro G.; Williamson, Rohan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Our research examines the impact of dwindling community bank numbers on community investment and economic development. Initially, we confirm the vital role of community banks' small business lending in local development. Contrary to popular belief, we find that a decrease in community banks...

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Crowdfunding – Could it Become a Viable Option for Hungarian Small Businesses?

Bethlendi, András - 2016

ideas. Crowdfunding is a potential source of finance for the SME sector, in particular, for start-ups. Although crowdfunding …

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Countries Lending Infrastructure and Capital Structure Determination : The case of European SMEs

McNamara, Andrea - 2016

, judicial, bankruptcy, social, tax and regulatory environments. We find that SME debt is higher in countries with more efficient …

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Sources of the Small Firm Financing Premium : Evidence from Euro Area Banks

Holton, Sarah - 2017

The post-2008 period in the euro area was characterised by sharp dispersion in borrowing costs faced by firms, across both countries and firm types. This dispersion was an important manifestation of the "financial fragmentation" which hampered the smooth transmission of accommodative monetary...

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The Micro in Microfinance

Aniket, Kumar - 2018

A series of lecture on the theory of microfinance. Using contract theoretic models, the lecture summaries the current …

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Barriers to Innovation in Indian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Pachouri, Anshul - 2016

Innovation plays a critical role in shaping the industrial and firm competitiveness of any nation. Innovation is often discussed in the setting of developed countries, but the rise of emerging economies such as India has generated a new interest in understanding innovation in developing...

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on digitalized small firms in Central and West Asia : evidence from rapid surveys

Shinozaki, Shigehiro - 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted a V-shaped economic post-pandemic recovery in Central and West Asia. It affected global supply chains and slowed the region's growth momentum while adding inflationary pressures. Private businesses were adversely affected by the impact of the invasion...

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Differences in Bank and Microfinance Business Models an Analysis of the Loan Monitoring Systems and Funding Sources

Uddin, Md Hamid; Akter, Shabiha; Mollah, Sabur; Mahi, … - 2022

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) use an alternative financial intermediation system (business model) to offer banking services for the marginal people where collateral-based conventional banking has not been effective. They facilitate collateral-free lending through close loan monitoring and...

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