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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789832903321

Titolo

Expanding access to finance : : good practices and policies for micro, small, and medium enterprises / / by Mohini Malhotra ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007

ISBN

1-283-01625-7

9786613016256

0-8213-7178-9

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 103 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm

Collana

WBI learning resource series

Altri autori (Persone)

MalhotraMohini

Disciplina

658.15/224

Soggetti

Microfinance - Developing countries

Small business - Finance

Loans - Developing countries

Credit - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. The Mismatch between MSMEs' Demand for and Financial Institutions' Supply of Quality Financial Services; Tables; Figures; III. Good Practices for Addressing MSMEs' Financing Constraints; Boxes; IV. How Governments Can Help Increase Access to Finance; V. Conclusion; Appendix: Case Studies on Improving Small and Medium Enterprises' Access to Finance; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This book's prime audience is government policy-makers. It provides a policy framework for governments to increase micro, small and medium enterprises' access to financial services?one which is based on empirical evidence from around the world. Financial sector policies in many developing countries often work against the ability of commercial financial institutions to serve this market segment, albeit, often unintentionally. The framework guides governments on how to best focus scarce resources on three things: ? developing an inclusive financial sector policy; ? building healthy financial ins