Identifying barriers to productive investment and external finance: a survey of UK SMEs

22 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2024 Last revised: 27 Mar 2024

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Neha Bora

Bank of England

Maddie Cottell

Bank of England

Sudipto Karmakar

Bank of England

Benjamin King

Bank of England

Kim Nyamushonongora

Bank of England

Serdar Sengul

Bank of England

Date Written: March 11, 2024

Abstract

This Bulletin documents the findings from a finance and investment decisions survey run by the Bank of England in 2023, in collaboration with the Department for Business and Trade. The survey was completed by 2,885 small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The novelty of the survey is that it links SME’s access to finance and their financing decisions to their investment choices. Furthermore, it also delves into the relatively less explored issue of credit demand that could play a determining role in SME investment decisions.

Suggested Citation

Bora, Neha and Cottell, Maddie and Karmakar, Sudipto and King, Benjamin and Nyamushonongora, Kim and Sengul, Serdar, Identifying barriers to productive investment and external finance: a survey of UK SMEs (March 11, 2024). Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin 2024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4768070

Neha Bora (Contact Author)

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United Kingdom

Maddie Cottell

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Sudipto Karmakar

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Benjamin King

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Kim Nyamushonongora

Bank of England ( email )

Threadneedle Street
London, EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

Serdar Sengul

Bank of England ( email )

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