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Interest rate caps : the theory and the practice

Ferrari, Aurora; Masetti, Oliver; Ren, Jiemin - 2018

Ceilings on lending rates remain a widely used policy tool that is intended to lower the overall cost of credit or protect consumers from exorbitant rates. Interest rate caps come in many forms and scopes and, according to their rationale, ceilings can affect a small segment or the overall...

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Competing priorities women's microenterprises and household relationships

Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia; Pierotti, Rachael S. - 2018

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially their spouse, and that these intrahousehold dynamics contribute to gender gaps in entrepreneurship outcomes. This in-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban...

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Taking management digital : lessons from the development of an innovative management information system for small businesses in Ethiopia

Alibhai, Salman; Strobbe, Francesco; Villanger, Espen - 2018

In many aid projects, monitoring and evaluation is a static exercise driven by donor reporting requirements. After project closure, there are seldom sustainable benefits of the monitoring and evaluation system. This paper examines how monitoring and evaluation can be transformed into a dynamic...

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Innovation in Electronic Payment Adoption : The Case of Small Retailers

World Bank Group - 2016

This report aims to deepen the understanding of barriers to and incentives for the acceptance and use of electronic payments, from the perspective of micro, small and medium retailers (merchants). Developing and accelerating acceptance of electronic payments by these merchants is essential to...

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Informal Enterprises in Kenya

World Bank - 2016

informal firms as part of the World Bank's enterprise survey initiative for Kenya. The purpose of the note is to assess the …

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Remarks at MENA Stakeholders Event, Lima, Peru, October 10, 2015

Kim, Jim Yong - 2015

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses conflicts that have caused a devastating amount of violence and destruction, severely affecting the livelihoods of millions of people, and creating destabilizing effects at the global level. He talks about the World Bank Group's new...

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Survey on Lending Practices to SMEs in Austria

Lindner, Bernhard - 2013

understanding the role played by financial information and audits in lending decisions. Respondents to the survey represent … approximately one third of the sector based on total assets. The survey also assessed how banks measure the quality of the financial …

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A Survey of SME Accounting and Reporting Practices in Austria

Lindner, Bernhard - 2016

This report gives an overview of the key results from the analysis of the data collected in a survey conducted in … center for financial reporting reform (CFRR). The survey was carried out using an online questionnaire and captures data from … reform in Austria. The report presents the results of the survey grouped by topical areas as follows: accounting practices in …

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MSME Finance Gap : Assessment of the Shortfalls and Opportunities in Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Emerging Markets

International Finance Corporation - 2017

As in most economies, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets are widely believed to be the engine of growth across. Over the last decade, many researchers and academics have tried to analyze the issue of MSME access to finance, emphasizing their dependence on credit and...

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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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