relationship lending play a larger role in loan pricing than the entrepreneur's age. Banks do not seem to discriminate older …

Guarantee banks backed by the state aim to close the gap in the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises or … and fiscal net benefits of guarantee banks in the new federal states of Germany, where economic development is still … lacking behind those in the old federal states. Using data of five guarantee banks and results from enterprise and bank …

argue that while traditional financing channels, including financial markets and banks, provide significant sources of funds …

Public loan guarantees and guarantee banks are important instruments to reduce credit rationing due to information … ; public loan guarantees ; guarantee banks …

Strong lending relationships between banks and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the bank …