The purpose of this study is to explore those contributory factors that affect the sustainability of SME banks in selected developing economies across Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand). This study used a sample data of SME banks working in these...

Although a large literature seeks to explain the "missing middle" of mid-sized firms in developing countries, there is surprisingly little empirical backing for existence of the missing middle. Using microdata on the full distribution of both formal and informal sector manufacturing firms in...

Although a large literature seeks to explain the "missing middle" of mid-sized firms in developing countries, there is surprisingly little empirical backing for existence of the missing middle. Using microdata on the full distribution of both formal and informal sector manufacturing firms in...