Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of every economy. So, when
an external crisis jeopardizes markets, such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak, SMEs are hit …

Over the last dozen years, the topic of small and medium enterprise (SME) default prediction
has developed into a relevant research domain that has grown for important reasons …

The product market competition has become a global challenge for business organizations
in the challenging and competitive market environment in the influx of the COVID-19 …

We investigate the impact of COVID-19 on 42,401 UK SMEs and how government
intervention affects their capability to survive the pandemic. The results show that, without …

This study reviews the methodologies used in the literature to predict failure in small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We identified 145 SMEs' default prediction studies from …

Vietnam has been one of a few countries that successfully contained the COVID-19
pandemic. However, aggressive measurements against the pandemic were at the expense …

Turbulent economic situation, changes in financial reporting, swift legislative changes, or
companies' earnings management during the COVID-19 crisis might have impacted the …

In small business credit risk assessment, the default and nondefault classes are highly
imbalanced. To overcome this problem, this study proposes an extended ensemble …

This paper applies the Random Forest (RF) method for the robust modelling of credit default
prediction. This technique has been proven as an efficient classifier and can provide better …

Using gender as a theoretical framework, we analyse the dynamics of bank lending to small-
and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis …