Many people in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) work for Small and Medium-
sized Enterprises (SMEs). Oftentimes, these SMEs have limited access to finance …

In principle, firms in developing countries benefit from the fact that advanced technologies
and products have already been developed in industrialized countries and can simply be …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They
make up more than 98% of all Asian businesses that provide two out of three private sector …

Worldwide, 600 million jobs are needed over the next 15 years to keep employment rates at
their current level. Because most employment in low and middle income countries is in micro …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Asian economy. They
make up more than 96% of all Asian businesses, providing two out of three private-sector …

In Asia, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for the major share of
employment and dominate domestic economies, yet providing these companies with access …

This article provides a comprehensive assessment of private firms' financing sources and
their relation with financial reporting practices. We consider debt financing (bank financing …

Entrepreneurs worldwide often face obstacles in financing their businesses, hindering their
ability to grow. Government procurement offers an opportunity to access lucrative contracts …

In this paper, we investigate the root cause for large MSMEs finance gap. We advance five
propositions for the mechanism through which the distorted financial structure generated by …

This paper studies the impact of the Brazilian Arranjos Productivos Locais (APL) policy, a
cluster development policy, on small and medium enterprises'(SMEs) performance. Using …