Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia

This report presents findings of a study of Bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Serbia. The study uses methodology developed by the Bank and already used in a number of studies in South America. The study is based on answers to st...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Financial Sector Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CDS
EIB
NPL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16426642/serbia-bank-lending-small-medium-enterprises
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12796
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topic ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL
ACCESS POINTS
ACCESS TO BANKING
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCOUNTING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL BANK
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
APPROVAL PROCESSES
AUDITING
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CREDIT
BANK LENDING
BANK LOANS
BANKING ASSETS
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING MARKET
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICE
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES
BANKS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BORROWINGS
BUSINESS CENTERS
BUSINESS CREDIT
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL LOANS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STANDARDS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW
CASH MANAGEMENT
CDS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COLLATERALS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSUMER FINANCE
CONSUMER LOANS
COST OF CREDIT
CREDIT APPLICATIONS
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT DECISIONS
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
CREDIT REPORT
CREDIT REPORTS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
CREDIT RISKS
CREDIT SCORING
CREDIT SCORING MODELS
CREDIT WORTHINESS
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT OUTSTANDING
DEBTS
DEFICITS
DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DIVERSIFICATION
EARNING CAPACITY
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EIB
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE CREDIT
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTERNAL FINANCING
EXTERNAL FUNDS
FACTORING
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCING OBSTACLES
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORMS OF CREDIT
GOVERNMENT CREDIT
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GUARANTORS
HOUSEHOLD LENDING
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SHARING
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIARY BANK
INTERMEDIARY BANKS
INTERNAL FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT LOANS
INVESTMENT PLAN
JOB CREATION
LACK OF COLLATERAL
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LENDING TECHNIQUES
LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES
LEVELS OF COLLATERAL
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNT
LOAN APPROVAL
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PROCESSING
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN RECOVERY
LOAN SUPERVISION
LOAN TERMS
LOANS FROM BANKS
LOANS TO BUSINESSES
LOCAL BANK
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANDATES
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET VALUE
MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MICRO CREDITS
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
MUNICIPALITIES
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NPL
OUTREACH
OVERDRAFT
OVERDRAFTS
PAYMENT SERVICES
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATIZATION
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PUBLIC MARKETS
PUBLIC POLICY
RATING SYSTEMS
REGIONAL BANKS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REPAYMENT
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES REQUIREMENTS
RETAIL BANKING
RETAIL BUSINESS
REVOLVING FUND
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILE
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BONDS
SECOND LOAN
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BANKS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOLVENCY
START-UPS
SUBORDINATED DEBT
SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERM CREDIT
TERM CREDITS
TIME DEPOSIT
TRANSACTION COST
TRANSACTION COSTS
TURNOVER
TURNOVERS
UNION
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL
ACCESS POINTS
ACCESS TO BANKING
ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCOUNTING
ADVISORY SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL BANK
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
APPROVAL PROCESSES
AUDITING
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BRANCHES
BANK CREDIT
BANK LENDING
BANK LOANS
BANKING ASSETS
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
BANKING MARKET
BANKING MARKETS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SERVICE
BANKING SERVICES
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES
BANKS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BORROWINGS
BUSINESS CENTERS
BUSINESS CREDIT
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL LOANS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CAPITAL STANDARDS
CAPITALIZATION
CASH FLOW
CASH MANAGEMENT
CDS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COLLATERALS
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSUMER FINANCE
CONSUMER LOANS
COST OF CREDIT
CREDIT APPLICATIONS
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUREAU
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT DECISIONS
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CREDIT PROGRAMS
CREDIT REPORT
CREDIT REPORTS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
CREDIT RISKS
CREDIT SCORING
CREDIT SCORING MODELS
CREDIT WORTHINESS
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DEBT BURDEN
DEBT OUTSTANDING
DEBTS
DEFICITS
DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DIVERSIFICATION
EARNING CAPACITY
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EIB
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE CREDIT
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTERNAL FINANCING
EXTERNAL FUNDS
FACTORING
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCING OBSTACLES
FIXED ASSETS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORMS OF CREDIT
GOVERNMENT CREDIT
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GUARANTORS
HOUSEHOLD LENDING
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION SHARING
INSURANCE
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIARY BANK
INTERMEDIARY BANKS
INTERNAL FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT LOANS
INVESTMENT PLAN
JOB CREATION
LACK OF COLLATERAL
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LENDING TECHNIQUES
LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES
LEVELS OF COLLATERAL
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNT
LOAN APPROVAL
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PROCESSING
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN RECOVERY
LOAN SUPERVISION
LOAN TERMS
LOANS FROM BANKS
LOANS TO BUSINESSES
LOCAL BANK
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MANDATES
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET VALUE
MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MICRO CREDITS
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGES
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
MUNICIPALITIES
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NPL
OUTREACH
OVERDRAFT
OVERDRAFTS
PAYMENT SERVICES
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATIZATION
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
PUBLIC MARKETS
PUBLIC POLICY
RATING SYSTEMS
REGIONAL BANKS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REPAYMENT
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RESERVES REQUIREMENTS
RETAIL BANKING
RETAIL BUSINESS
REVOLVING FUND
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILE
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BONDS
SECOND LOAN
SECURITIES
SETTLEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS
SMALL BANKS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOLVENCY
START-UPS
SUBORDINATED DEBT
SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERM CREDIT
TERM CREDITS
TIME DEPOSIT
TRANSACTION COST
TRANSACTION COSTS
TURNOVER
TURNOVERS
UNION
WORKING CAPITAL
World Bank
Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Serbia
description This report presents findings of a study of Bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Serbia. The study uses methodology developed by the Bank and already used in a number of studies in South America. The study is based on answers to standard questionnaires and detailed on-site interviews with eight banks. The interviewed banks are the most active in SME lending in Serbia and account for about 70 percent of the total market. Banks are currently offering a fairly broad range of both tailored and standardized products and are increasingly flexible with product pricing. This includes checking, savings and time deposit accounts; export and import loans; overdrafts for working capital and investment loans; business credit cards; various types of payment services; Internet and phone banking. The report is organized as follows: section two describes the banking sector and markets in Serbia, reviews definition of SMEs and provides key characteristics of the SME finance market in Serbia. Section three discusses details of SME access to finance. It describes the drivers and obstacles, government programs, and characteristics of the market environment. Section four focuses on how banks engage in lending to SMEs, describing their business models and their risk management. Section five provides a number of conclusions on the conditions of access and future trends.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
title_short Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
title_full Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
title_fullStr Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia
title_sort bank lending to small and medium enterprises : the republic of serbia
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16426642/serbia-bank-lending-small-medium-enterprises
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12796
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spelling okr-10986-127962021-04-23T14:03:04Z Bank Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises : The Republic of Serbia World Bank ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL ACCESS POINTS ACCESS TO BANKING ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL BANK AMOUNT OF CREDIT APPROVAL PROCESSES AUDITING AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK BRANCHES BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANKING ASSETS BANKING INSTITUTIONS BANKING MARKET BANKING MARKETS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SERVICE BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES BANKS BORROWER BORROWING BORROWINGS BUSINESS CENTERS BUSINESS CREDIT BUSINESS STRATEGIES CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL LOANS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL STANDARDS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOW CASH MANAGEMENT CDS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COLLATERALS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSUMER FINANCE CONSUMER LOANS COST OF CREDIT CREDIT APPLICATIONS CREDIT ASSESSMENT CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT CARDS CREDIT DECISIONS CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT GUARANTEE CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT LINE CREDIT LINES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT POLICIES CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT REPORT CREDIT REPORTS CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT CREDIT RISKS CREDIT SCORING CREDIT SCORING MODELS CREDIT WORTHINESS CREDITOR CREDITORS CREDITS CREDITWORTHINESS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBT OUTSTANDING DEBTS DEFICITS DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION EARNING CAPACITY ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH EIB EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE CREDIT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCHANGE RATES EXTERNAL FINANCING EXTERNAL FUNDS FACTORING FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCING OBSTACLES FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORMS OF CREDIT GOVERNMENT CREDIT GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT GUARANTORS HOUSEHOLD LENDING HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION SHARING INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIARY BANK INTERMEDIARY BANKS INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT FINANCE INVESTMENT LOANS INVESTMENT PLAN JOB CREATION LACK OF COLLATERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK LENDING TECHNIQUES LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES LEVELS OF COLLATERAL LOAN LOAN AMOUNT LOAN APPROVAL LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN PROCESSING LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN RECOVERY LOAN SUPERVISION LOAN TERMS LOANS FROM BANKS LOANS TO BUSINESSES LOCAL BANK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MANDATES MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ENVIRONMENT MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET VALUE MARKETS DEVELOPMENT MATURITIES MATURITY MICRO CREDITS MICRO-ENTERPRISES MONETARY POLICY MORTGAGES MOVABLE COLLATERAL MUNICIPALITIES NON-PERFORMING LOANS NPL OUTREACH OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFTS PAYMENT SERVICES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC MARKETS PUBLIC POLICY RATING SYSTEMS REGIONAL BANKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REPAYMENT RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RESERVES REQUIREMENTS RETAIL BANKING RETAIL BUSINESS REVOLVING FUND RISK DIVERSIFICATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK PROFILE SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAVINGS BONDS SECOND LOAN SECURITIES SETTLEMENT SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BANKS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY START-UPS SUBORDINATED DEBT SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERM CREDIT TERM CREDITS TIME DEPOSIT TRANSACTION COST TRANSACTION COSTS TURNOVER TURNOVERS UNION WORKING CAPITAL This report presents findings of a study of Bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Serbia. The study uses methodology developed by the Bank and already used in a number of studies in South America. The study is based on answers to standard questionnaires and detailed on-site interviews with eight banks. The interviewed banks are the most active in SME lending in Serbia and account for about 70 percent of the total market. Banks are currently offering a fairly broad range of both tailored and standardized products and are increasingly flexible with product pricing. This includes checking, savings and time deposit accounts; export and import loans; overdrafts for working capital and investment loans; business credit cards; various types of payment services; Internet and phone banking. The report is organized as follows: section two describes the banking sector and markets in Serbia, reviews definition of SMEs and provides key characteristics of the SME finance market in Serbia. Section three discusses details of SME access to finance. It describes the drivers and obstacles, government programs, and characteristics of the market environment. Section four focuses on how banks engage in lending to SMEs, describing their business models and their risk management. Section five provides a number of conclusions on the conditions of access and future trends. 2013-03-18T20:37:44Z 2013-03-18T20:37:44Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16426642/serbia-bank-lending-small-medium-enterprises http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12796 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Serbia