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Capital Markets and SMEs in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies : Can They Go the Distance?

World Bank Group - 2020

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face significant financing gaps that stifle innovation and economic growth. The credit gap alone is estimated at dollar 4.5 trillion as of 2017 for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) only. Bank financing has been the traditional source of...

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Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Focus on Gender : A Survey Report

World Bank Group - 2018

develop and grow their businesses. It is based on a nationally representative survey of 542 enterprises conducted in Bosnia … and Herzegovina (BiH) between September 2016 and February 2017. The survey is a continuation of the ongoing work on access … Project. The objective of the survey is to further analyze the demand side constraints to private sector growth and enterprise …

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Albania MSME Finance for Growth Assessment

World Bank Group - 2018

enterprise development and competitiveness after tax rates and corruption. This is in line with a recent EC survey which found …

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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

World Bank Group - 2018

Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...

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Assessment of Long-term Finance Providers for Small and Medium Agribusinesses : Stocktaking, Lessons, and Case Studies

World Bank Group - 2021

Agricultural transformation that involves the production of high-value food products and post-harvest processing is high on the policy agenda in many developing countries. A surge in the demand for high value and processed food products observed in Asia and Latin America is also happening in...

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Embedding Digital Finance in e-Commerce Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic : Early Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on e-Commerce and the Provision of Digital Financial Ser...

World Bank Group - 2020

This study provides an early assessment of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on e-commerce platforms and digital financial services, identifying the opportunities, good practices, and key challenges that have emerged in different regions. The focus of the study is to evaluate the impact of...

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SME Finance in Chile : Enhancing Efficiency of Support Programs

World Bank Group - 2015

This review of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance support programs aims to enhance the efficiency of SME finance support in Chile. Chile's good economic policies have successfully promoted growth, but inequality has remained high. Supporting access to finance for SMEs is an...

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Argentina : Assessment of Capital Market Mechanisms for Financing of SMEs

World Bank Group - 2017

This document has the purpose of identifying and describing actions that could aid in facilitating the financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through instruments channeled via the capital markets. By way of precedent, it is worthwhile to mention the document a Argentina capital market...

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What Does Digital Money Mean for Emerging Market and Developing Economies? : Fintech and the Future of Finance Flagship Technical Note

World Bank Group - 2022

Physical cash and commercial bank money are dominant vehicles for retail payments around the world, including in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Yet payments in EMDEs are marked by several key deficiencies, such as lack of universal access to transaction accounts, widespread...

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