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sme financing

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SME Financing Supporting high-potential innovative start-ups

SME finance and new technologies: An interview with three specialised institutions

  • Proparco
20 March 2020
©Drewboy64
The diversification of financing solutions available to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) appears a possibility well worth exploring in the quest to improve relations between banks and SMEs. For example, […]Continue Reading
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How to finance SMEs in Africa? The experience of five financial institutions

  • Proparco
06 March 2020
©MikeLawrence
In recent years, there has been a general trend to set up specialized departments in banks. Indeed, SMEs are a growth driver for banks. A team dedicated entirely to SMEs […]Continue Reading
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SME Financing Supporting high-potential innovative start-ups

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
©Moustapha Wakili ADEBOGE
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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SME Financing Financial Sector

Private equity investment in sub-saharan african SMEs

  • Patrice Hoppenot
06 July 2009
© Proparco
SME financing cannot be enhanced simply by scaling up volumes of financing. SMEs need to upgrade so that they can meet the eligibility criteria of bankers and other investors. I&P […]Continue Reading
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The difficulties bank face in financing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Paul Derreumaux CEO AfDB
29 June 2009
© Benoît Verdeaux
Firms and banks alike would seem to be responsible for the lack of SME financing in SSA: firms because of their shortfalls in meeting the classic requirements of the banking […]Continue Reading
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SME Financing Financial Sector

A perspective on SME Financing in Africa

  • Admassu Tadesse Vice-président exécutif DBSA
22 June 2009
© Paul Kabré - Flickr
SMEs may account for the bulk of firms and employment in SSA, yet they  contribute very little to GDP. This is partly due to the financing constraints they meet. However, […]Continue Reading
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Financing SMEs in a context of strong information asymmetry

  • Julien Lefilleur heads Proparco's Manufacturing Proparco
01 June 2009
© Mibanco
The acuteness of information asymmetries between bankers and entrepreneurs, which cannot be offset by adequate loan securitization, constitutes one of the main stumbling blocks to SME financing in SSA. The […]Continue Reading
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SME Financing Financial Sector

Credit to the Private Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Developments and Issues

  • Emilio Sacerdoti Economist Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)
25 May 2009
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Despite signs of progress, SSA is still lagging compared to other regions when it comes to scaling up the volume of loans allocated to the private sector. If it is […]Continue Reading
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SME Financing Financial Sector

Rethingking finance for Africa’s small firms

  • Paul Collier Professor of Economics Oxford University
11 May 2009
© Fotolia
African banks had just started to show interest in SMEs when the global crisis reversed the tide. The risk for SMEs is that they will suddenly be barred  access to […]Continue Reading
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