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By employing a sample of 20,956 observations of non-financial SMEs headquartered in the Euro area, between 2009 and 2015, we test whether young businesses are more likely to face credit rejections from lenders than their older peers. Our findings appear to confirm our suspicions that new...
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In this paper, we aim to assess how a specific socio-institutional environment, identified according to the level of corruption, may affect the access to credit for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Using a sample of 68,115 observations - drawn from the ECB-SAFE survey -...
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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including … challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during different stages of their life cycle. This study is a first … limitation in the identification and utilization of sources of finance. Data was collected through personal interviews using a …
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The cost of finance has a relatively high impact on the returns and viability of clean energy projects compared with … assessment and ratings, which have usually been an inappropriate measure of credit risk for clean energy finance, have a … significant influence on the cost of finance. Factors like inadequate credit information, a lack of historical data at the project …
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discusses how business digitalization-and the use of digital finance-affected the operations of small firms as the impact of the … efficient business operations. Digital finance has yet to be well accepted and used by small businesses, even those already …
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Difficulty in accessing finance is one of the critical factors constraining the development of small and medium … stable finance. One efficient way to promote SME financing is through credit guarantee schemes, where the government …
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of these enterprises is their difficulty in accessing finance from banks and other financial institutions. The Credit …
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This paper reviews the literature on the role of public equity markets in the innovation ecosystem. The review highlights the importance of public equity markets in funding the research and development activities of young and high growth firms. It also illustrates the dependence of venture...
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Fintech has increasingly become part of the global economy with the evolution of technology, increasing investments in fintech firms, and greater integration between traditional incumbent financial firms and fintech. Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, research has also paid more attention to...
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