Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia
Departmental Papers, February 12, 2019
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- Authors: Nicolas R Blancher, Maximiliano Appendino, Aidyn Bibolov, Armand P Fouejieu, Jiawei Li, Anta Ndoye, Alexandra Panagiotakopoulou, Wei Shi, Tetyana Sydorenko
- Published: February 12, 2019
- Series: Departmental Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484383124.087
Overview
- The importance of financial inclusion is increasingly recognized by policymakers around the world.
- Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financial inclusion is identified as central to the economic diversification and growth challenges many countries face.
- In the Middle East and Central Asia (MENAP and CCA) regions, SMEs represent an important share of firms, but the regions lag most others in terms of SME access to financing.
Key findings (as stated)
- SMEs represent an important share of firms in MENAP and CCA.
- MENAP and CCA lag most other regions in terms of SME access to financing.
Subject areas and keywords
- Subject: Capital markets, Credit, Economic sectors, Financial inclusion, Financial markets, Financial services, Money, Small and medium enterprises
- Keywords: bank credit, banking product, capital market, Capital markets, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Credit, credit guarantee, DP, DPPP, Financial inclusion, Fintech company, Global, Middle East, Middle East and Central Asia, North Africa, Small and medium enterprises, SME access, SME credit, SME equity issuance, SME financing, SME financing needs, SME lending, SME productivity
Departmental Papers: "Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia", February 12, 2019.
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