Financial Inclusion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Middle East and Central Asia

Author/Editor:

Nicolas R Blancher ; Maximiliano Appendino ; Aidyn Bibolov ; Armand P Fouejieu ; Jiawei Li ; Anta Ndoye ; Alexandra Panagiotakopoulou ; Wei Shi ; Tetyana Sydorenko

Publication Date:

February 12, 2019

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The importance of financial inclusion is increasingly recognized by policymakers around the world. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financial inclusion, in particular, is at the core of the economic diversification and growth challenges many countries are facing. In the Middle East and Central Asia (MENAP and CCA) regions, SMEs represent an important share of firms, but the regions lag most others in terms of SME access to financing.

Series:

Departmental Paper No. 2019/002

Subject:

Capital markets Credit Economic sectors Financial inclusion Financial markets Financial services Money Small and medium enterprises

English

Publication Date:

February 12, 2019

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484383124/2616-5333

Stock No:

FISFMECAEA

Pages:

73

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