World Bank SME Finance: Development news, research, data

This paper takes stock of the empirical evidence on the financing challenges faced by small and ... SME finance (English) ... Policy Research Working Paper.

The World Bank Group aims to help Ghana sustain economic growth, surpass the goal of halving poverty by 2015, and maintain its middle income status.

Research indicates that the credit gap that formal SMEs confront is about $1 trillion. In an effort to bridge this financing gap, the World Bank Group (WBG) ...

However, the monetary stimulus also caused deteriorating macro-financial conditions. The lira depreciated to record lows and inflation rose to record highs, ...

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... around a model that provides development solutions adapted to the country, with an integral package of financial, knowledge and convening services.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a major role in most economies, particularly in developing countries. SMEs account for the majority of businesses ...

This paper is a product of the Development Research Group. ... Access to finance as an obstacle for SMEs – What do the data say? The data on financing ...

We face big challenges to help the world's poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. Data and research help us understand ...

The present research adds significant value to the repository of data in the MSME space, and opens new opportunities for further investigation. It estimates ...