SME Finance in Africa

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Thorsten Beck

City University London - The Business School; Tilburg University - European Banking Center, CentER

Robert Cull

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Date Written: September 1, 2014

Abstract

This paper uses cross-country firm-level surveys to gauge access to financial services and the importance of financing constraints for African enterprises. The paper compares access to finance in Africa and other developing regions of the world, within Africa across countries, and across different groups of firms. It relates firms' access to finance to firm and banking system characteristics and discusses policy challenges.

Keywords: Capital Flows, Multinational & Corporate Governance, Financial Intermediation, Capital Markets and Capital Flows, Corporate Governance, Civic Participation and Corporate Governance

Suggested Citation

Beck, Thorsten and Cull, Robert, SME Finance in Africa (September 1, 2014). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2491355

Thorsten Beck (Contact Author)

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Robert Cull

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