; supply-side factors, demand-side factors, market opportunity, and collateral requirements have a positive effect on the firm …

Using firm-level surveys for up to 73 countries, this paper explores the impact of introducing collateral registries … introduced collateral registries for movable assets against three control groups: firms in all countries that did not introduce a … for movable assets, and firms in countries that undertook other types of collateral reforms but did not set up registries …

support services, the structure of banks, and the collateral requirements of the financial sector. …

This study explores to answer the question: does the introduction of a moveable collateral registry lead to significant … collected from the moveable collateral registry and commercial banks in Malawi. The findings indicate that the introduction of … preferred collateral and ability to repay the loan is the most important consideration amongst banks in assessing whether to …

Collateral is a significant challenge for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in acquiring formal credit. Bank market … concentration can cause to increase collateral demand through enhancing bank market power. This study explores the relationship … between bank market concentration and the collateral challenges faced by SMEs in accessing bank credit by employing a probit …

theory, leverage acquisition is subject to the presence of fixed assets which can be used as collateral. The current study …