Financial inclusion, that is, access of excluded households and small firms to financial
products and services, is seen as a way to promote more inclusive growth by providing the …

Purpose Timely access to reasonably priced financing is critical to promote and sustain
small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). This study aims to examine the role of the …

We assemble data of non-financial stocks on the Shenzhen small and medium-sized
enterprise (SME) board over the 2005–2019 sample period to explore the liquidity drivers of …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the performance of small
and medium enterprises (SME) and manufacturing company stock portfolios in the …

This study delves into the after-effects of the closure of Social Stock Exchange in the UK
(UKSSE) on the total factor productivity (TFP) of Social Enterprises (SEs) which were …

This study examines factors affecting a firm's profitability, such as liquidity, firm size, lagged
profitability, growth, debt, and lagged debt, among firms listed in the ACE market of Bursa …

The main aim of this study was to investigate the impact of foreign portfolio investment on
economic growth in Africa. The motivation to explore the effects of portfolio investment and …

Using a difference‐in‐differences (DID) framework, we evaluate the effect of UKSSE Trading
scheme 2015—launch of stock trading by UK social stock exchange (UKSSE) for social …

Ghana Alternative Market was set up for SMEs and startups, who usually did not meet the
requirements of the main stock exchange, to be listed and have access to equity financing …

Since the 1990s, the global economy has been supported by high growth across Asia.
Compared to 1995 levels, almost all developing Asian countries have significantly reduced …