Small Firms, large Impact? A systematic review of the SME Finance Literature

R Kersten, J Harms, K Liket, K Maas - World development, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Firm-level upgrading in developing countries

E Verhoogen - Journal of Economic Literature, 2023 - aeaweb.org
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 …

Major challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia and solutions for mitigating them

N Yoshino, F Taghizadeh Hesary - 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
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 …

The role of SMEs in Asia and their difficulties in accessing finance

N Yoshino, F Taghizadeh-Hesary - 2018 - econstor.eu
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 …

Analysis of credit ratings for small and medium-sized enterprises: Evidence from Asia

N Yoshino, F Taghizadeh-Hesary - Asian Development Review, 2015 - World Scientific
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 …

Government procurement contracts, external audit certification, and financing of small-and medium-sized enterprises

KM Kinyua, FK Changwony, K Campbell - Small Business Economics, 2024 - Springer
Entrepreneurs worldwide often face obstacles in financing their businesses, hindering their
ability to grow. Government procurement offers an opportunity to access lucrative contracts …

[HTML][HTML] Development strategy and the MSMEs finance gap

JY Lin, Z Yang, Y Li, Y Zhang - Journal of Government and Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Cluster development policy, SME's performance, and spillovers: evidence from Brazil

L Figal Garone, A Maffioli, JA de Negri… - Small Business …, 2015 - Springer
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 …

Acceleration of performance recovery and competitiveness through non-banking financing in SMEs based on green economy: impact of Covid-19 pandemic

Sriyono, S Biduri, B Proyogi - Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021 - Springer
Many previous studies have examined the effects of Covid-19 on small-medium enterprises
but never discussed how to accelerate small-medium enterprise performance. This study …

The causal relationship between SME sustainability and banks' risk

F Shihadeh, SK Naradda Gamage… - Economic research …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This study aims to examine the influence of banks' credit to SMEs on non-
performing loans. Many studies find that access to financial sources has become an …