Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) represent an important pillar of the Moroccan economy. Estimates indicate they account for more than 90 percent of all enterprises and contribute to 21.6 percent of total employment. These numbers only re...

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Main Author: Aziz, Teymour Abdel
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18107386/supporting-access-finance-micro-small-medium-enterprises-partial-credit-guarantees-moroccan-experience
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spelling okr-10986-161262021-04-23T14:03:27Z Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience Aziz, Teymour Abdel ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO FINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BORROWER BRANCH BRANCH NETWORKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATE PROFIT CORPORATE PROFIT TAX CORPORATIONS CREDIT GUARANTEE CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT PRODUCTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CRISIS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EXPANSION EXPORTERS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FORMAL ECONOMY GUARANTEE PRODUCT GUARANTEE PRODUCTS GUARANTEE SCHEMES INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INSTRUMENT INVESTMENT LOANS LEASING LEVERAGE LOAN LOAN GUARANTEES MARKET FAILURES MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROCREDIT MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NATIONAL CREDIT PARTIAL CREDIT PAYMENT SERVICES POSTAL BANK PRIVATE EQUITY PROPRIETORSHIPS REGULATORY REFORMS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION SAVINGS SINGLE BORROWER SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SME FINANCING SOCIAL SECURITY START-UPS TAX INCENTIVES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNION WOMAN WORKING CAPITAL Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) represent an important pillar of the Moroccan economy. Estimates indicate they account for more than 90 percent of all enterprises and contribute to 21.6 percent of total employment. These numbers only reflect the statistics of the formal economy: Their contribution to the real economy is significantly higher if the economic activity of the informal sector were to be included. Most MSMEs are in the services sector, followed by manufacturing and trade. The Moroccan government has acknowledged the importance of MSMEs for the national economy and has developed a number of initiatives aimed at improving the enabling environment for these firms. A new national strategy aimed at promoting the development of small enterprises was elaborated in 2011, which includes a simplified taxation system, adapted social charges, extended social security coverage, and specific banking products. 2013-10-11T20:13:54Z 2013-10-11T20:13:54Z 2013-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18107386/supporting-access-finance-micro-small-medium-enterprises-partial-credit-guarantees-moroccan-experience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16126 English en_US MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 94 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Morocco
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BORROWER
BRANCH
BRANCH NETWORKS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKING
CORPORATE PROFIT
CORPORATE PROFIT TAX
CORPORATIONS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT PRODUCTS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYMENT
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
EXPANSION
EXPORTERS
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL ECONOMY
GUARANTEE PRODUCT
GUARANTEE PRODUCTS
GUARANTEE SCHEMES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INVESTMENT LOANS
LEASING
LEVERAGE
LOAN
LOAN GUARANTEES
MARKET FAILURES
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICROCREDIT
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
NATIONAL CREDIT
PARTIAL CREDIT
PAYMENT SERVICES
POSTAL BANK
PRIVATE EQUITY
PROPRIETORSHIPS
REGULATORY REFORMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MITIGATION
SAVINGS
SINGLE BORROWER
SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SME
SME FINANCING
SOCIAL SECURITY
START-UPS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
UNION
WOMAN
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKS
BORROWER
BRANCH
BRANCH NETWORKS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKING
CORPORATE PROFIT
CORPORATE PROFIT TAX
CORPORATIONS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDIT PRODUCTS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYMENT
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
EXPANSION
EXPORTERS
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FINANCIAL ACCESS
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FORMAL ECONOMY
GUARANTEE PRODUCT
GUARANTEE PRODUCTS
GUARANTEE SCHEMES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INVESTMENT LOANS
LEASING
LEVERAGE
LOAN
LOAN GUARANTEES
MARKET FAILURES
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICROCREDIT
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
NATIONAL CREDIT
PARTIAL CREDIT
PAYMENT SERVICES
POSTAL BANK
PRIVATE EQUITY
PROPRIETORSHIPS
REGULATORY REFORMS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MITIGATION
SAVINGS
SINGLE BORROWER
SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SME
SME FINANCING
SOCIAL SECURITY
START-UPS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
UNION
WOMAN
WORKING CAPITAL
Aziz, Teymour Abdel
Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Morocco
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series;No. 94
description Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) represent an important pillar of the Moroccan economy. Estimates indicate they account for more than 90 percent of all enterprises and contribute to 21.6 percent of total employment. These numbers only reflect the statistics of the formal economy: Their contribution to the real economy is significantly higher if the economic activity of the informal sector were to be included. Most MSMEs are in the services sector, followed by manufacturing and trade. The Moroccan government has acknowledged the importance of MSMEs for the national economy and has developed a number of initiatives aimed at improving the enabling environment for these firms. A new national strategy aimed at promoting the development of small enterprises was elaborated in 2011, which includes a simplified taxation system, adapted social charges, extended social security coverage, and specific banking products.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Aziz, Teymour Abdel
author_facet Aziz, Teymour Abdel
author_sort Aziz, Teymour Abdel
title Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
title_short Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
title_full Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
title_fullStr Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
title_full_unstemmed Supporting Access to Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises with Partial Credit Guarantees : The Moroccan Experience
title_sort supporting access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises with partial credit guarantees : the moroccan experience
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18107386/supporting-access-finance-micro-small-medium-enterprises-partial-credit-guarantees-moroccan-experience
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