The mismatch between MSMEs' demand for and financial institutions' supply of quality financial services -- Good practices for addressing MSMEs' financing constraints -- How governments can help increase access to finance
Summary
This book's prime audience is government policy-makers. It provides a policy framework for governments to increase micro, small and medium enterprises' access to financial services?one which is based on empirical evidence from around the world. Financial sector policies in many developing countries often work against the ability of commercial financial institutions to serve this market segment, albeit, often unintentionally. The framework guides governments on how to best focus scarce resources on three things:? developing an inclusive financial sector policy;? building healthy financial ins
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-103)