Scaling-Up SME Access to Financial Services in the Developing World

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in economic development, particularly in emerging countries. Access to finance remains a key constraint to SME development in emerging economies. Closing the credit gap for formal SMEs will be l...

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Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCESS INDICATORS ACCESS TO BANK LOANS ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES ALTERNATIVE FINANCING ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT ANGEL INVESTORS BALANCE SHEET BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANKING RELATIONSHIP BANKING SUPERVISION BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCY BANKS BORROWER BORROWING BRIBE BRIBES BUSINESS ANGEL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK BUSINESS EXPERIENCE BUSINESS LENDING BUSINESS LOANS BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS PLANS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL FINANCE CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STRUCTURE CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CASH MANAGEMENT COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITY BANKS COMPLIANCE COST COMPLIANCE COSTS CORRUPTION CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT CRUNCH CREDIT CRUNCHES CREDIT FACILITIES CREDIT GAP CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT HISTORIES CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT REGISTRIES CREDIT REGISTRY CREDIT RELATIONSHIP CREDIT REPORTING CREDIT REPORTS CREDITOR CREDITWORTHINESS DEBT DEBT SECURITIES DEPOSIT DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DEPOSIT RELATIONSHIPS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINANCING EQUITY CAPITAL EQUITY FINANCE EQUITY FINANCING EQUITY FUNDS EQUITY INVESTMENT EQUITY INVESTMENTS EQUITY INVESTORS EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FARMERS FINANCE ACCESS FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL NEEDS FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL REGULATOR FINANCIAL REGULATORS FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCING FACILITIES FINANCING NEEDS FISCAL POLICIES FIXED ASSETS FIXED CAPITAL FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT FIXED COSTS FORMS OF CREDIT GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GUARANTEE SCHEMES HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME GROUP INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL FINANCE INFORMAL FINANCING INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SYSTEM INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE CEILINGS INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNAL FINANCING INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT VEHICLES JOB CREATION KEY CHALLENGE LACK OF ACCESS LENDER LENDERS LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AMOUNT LOAN APPLICATION LOAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT EDUCATION MARKET DEVELOPMENT MFI MFIS MICRO ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCE MICRO FINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MORAL HAZARD MULTINATIONAL OBSTACLES TO GROWTH OPERATING COSTS OUTREACH OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFTS OVERHEAD COSTS PARTIAL CREDIT PAYMENT DEFAULT POLICY DESIGN POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE EQUITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL PROPRIETORSHIPS PUBLIC CREDIT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FUNDS RATES OF RETURNS RECESSION REPOSSESSION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MITIGATION RISKY BORROWERS SAVINGS SHADOW ECONOMY SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL LOANS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOURCES OF FINANCE SPECIAL FINANCING START-UPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERM CREDITS TRADE CREDIT TRADE FINANCING UNION VENTURE CAPITAL VENTURE CAPITALISTS WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/10/24160982/scaling-up-sme-access-financial-services-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21750

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Scaling-Up SME Access to Financial Services in the Developing World

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