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SME Financing

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SME Finance as seen by regulators : Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

  • L’Alliance pour l’inclusion financière (AFI) This article is a collective work of several authors THE ALLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION (AFI)
09 January 2020
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Access to finance for African SMEs is a key challenge. Through this article, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) aims to share the experiences and practices of member countries that […]Continue Reading
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Digitisation in Africa: Channelling Funding to SMEs

  • Matthew Gamser CEO SME FINANCE FORUM
26 December 2019
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Could innovation emerge from near destruction? Would the digitisation that led to the global financial crisis preclude SMEs from obtaining the finance they needed to continue playing the crucial role […]Continue Reading
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What are the main reasons for micro-business and SME loan default in Sub-Saharan Africa?

  • Nicolas Picchiottino Senior Investment Officer Proparco
11 December 2019
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Micro- and small- and medium-sized businesses (micro-businesses and SMEs) are a vital part of Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic fabric but frequently suffer from poor access to funding and this represents one […]Continue Reading
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Realising Africa’s Potential: SME Finance and Skills

  • Jonathan Lange Senior Consultant AfDB
27 November 2019
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African SMEs have the potential to provide jobs for their working-age youth. Yet there are key impediments – access, risk, regulation and acumen – to them receiving financing. Addressing the […]Continue Reading
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Equity investment to bring to scale: An interview with two financed SMEs

  • Jean-Philippe Bigot
  • Habib Hassim (Français) Directeur général du groupe Hassim FOOD & BEVERAGE MADAGASCAR
13 November 2019
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As we have repeated on a number of occasions in this issue – and the different articles have borne this out – access to funding is one of the key […]Continue Reading
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Financing African SMEs

  • Proparco
07 November 2019
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Equity investment to bring SMEs to scale: An interview with two African fund managers

  • J-P Fourie Director and Head of Investor Relations METIER
  • Lucas Kranck Founding Partner ASCENT
23 October 2019
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SMEs in Africa remain heavily reliant on internal resources and traditional bank debt. A lack of appropriate forms of finance – especially of the equity type – limits market entry, […]Continue Reading
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Understanding SMEs in developing countries to meet their needs more effectively

  • Bertrand Savoye Senior Economist AFD
23 September 2019
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There is now universal agreement on the crucial role of SMEs – which comprise the bulk of businesses in developing countries – particularly in creating jobs. Nevertheless, there are many […]Continue Reading
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An international network serving Africa’s entrepreneurs

  • Charles Sirois Chairman of the Board Enablis
15 December 2014
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Enablis promotes local business creation by focusing its attention on the entrepreneurs rather than merely on their businesses. This NGO identifies the founders of the most promising SMEs and supports […]Continue Reading
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There are of course considerable differences between African countries, but these financing constraints still remain the biggest stumbling block to the development of these companies on the continent.

  • Proparco
17 July 2009
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SME access to financing remains more limited in Africa than elsewhere in the world.  Continue Reading
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