Bank Financing for SMEs around the World : Drivers, Obstacles, Business Models, and Lending Practices

Using data from a survey of 91 banks in 45 countries, the authors characterize bank financing to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) around the world. They find that banks perceive the SME segment to be highly profitable, but perceive macroeconomic...

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Main Authors: Beck, Thorsten, Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Martínez Pería, María Soledad
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/11/10048262/bank-financing-smes-around-world-drivers-obstacles-business-models-lending-practices
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6315