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business sector increased significantly in Europe. According to surveys of the EC-Flash Eurobarometer (2005), over 77% of SMEs … cycle the traditional credit constraint faced by SMEs (Vohrl and Adams, 1997; EU 2011; Callejón and Segarra, 2012), would … than in others (ECB-Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area, 2011). The question this paper raises is …
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business sector increased significantly in Europe. According to surveys of the EC-Flash Eurobarometer (2005), over 77% of SMEs … cycle the traditional credit constraint faced by SMEs (Vohrl and Adams, 1997; EU 2011; Callejón and Segarra, 2012), would … than in others (ECB-Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area, 2011). The question this paper raises is …
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Despite the large potential gains from credit by second-tier development banks, little is known about the actual impact of these banks' lending activity. This study partially fills that gap by analyzing the impact of the lending activity of Bancoldex, the Colombian second-tier development bank,...
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Asian economies. Meanwhile, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a small contribution to supply chain activity … also influence jo ining supply chains. The paper suggests that governments can facilit ate SMEs joining supply chains … through a market-oriented strategy for SMEs, modern physical infrastructure, streamlined bureaucratic procedures and good …
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Asian economies. Meanwhile, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a small contribution to supply chain activity … also influence jo ining supply chains. The paper suggests that governments can facilit ate SMEs joining supply chains … through a market-oriented strategy for SMEs, modern physical infrastructure, streamlined bureaucratic procedures and good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010404679
lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In recent years, the visible transformation in the way that many banks … are conducting business with SMEs suggests that a paradigm shift is taking place in SME finance. This country study … bigger share of their loan portfolio to SMEs but are also reaching down to the smaller businesses more than the small banks …
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The role of the banking industry in export promotion cannot be over-emphasized as banks provide the necessary financial support for borrowers in various industries to undertake investment activities. With the help of an industry-level dataset on bilateral trade flows between various countries, I...
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Using the persistence of corporate profits as a measure of the intensity of product market competition in 19 countries for the period 1995-2005, we find that civil law systems are more competitive, in this sense, than common law ones. Greater shareholder protection increases competition between...
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Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival …
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Korean government has invested significant amount of resources through credit guarantee funds to promote SMEs survival …
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