SME Finance in Africa

SME Finance in Africa

Author: 
Beck, Thorsten
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date published: 
2014
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Responsibility: 
Cull, Robert, jt. author
Journal Title: 
Journal of African Economies
Source: 
Journal of African Economies, Vol. 23, No. 5, November 2014, pp. 583-613
Abstract: 

This paper uses cross-country firm-level surveys to gauge access to financial services and the importance of financing constraints for African enterprises. We compare access to finance in Africa and other developing regions of the world, within Africa across countries, and across different groups of firms. We relate firms' access to finance to firm and banking system characteristics and discuss policy challenges.

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CITATION: Beck, Thorsten. SME Finance in Africa . : Oxford University Press (OUP) , 2014. Journal of African Economies, Vol. 23, No. 5, November 2014, pp. 583-613 - Available at: http://library.au.int/sme-finance-africa-5