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dc.contributor.authorHaider, Huma
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-27T12:16:56Z
dc.date.available2018-07-27T12:16:56Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-12
dc.identifier.citationHaider, H. (2018) Constraints to Business Growth in Low- and Medium-Income Countries, K4D Helpdesk Report. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13940
dc.description.abstractLimited access to finance is cited in much of the literature reviewed as a significant constraint to the growth and performance of businesses in low and middle income countries. Firms in these countries, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) experience financial constraints due to high interest rates; complex application procedures; inability to meet collateral requirements; and/or insufficient financial records. While the financing gap is a problem throughout the developing world, countries in Africa are often less financially developed than countries in other regions. Women-owned SMEs may experience greater challenges in accessing finance, particularly in the case in Sub-Saharan Africa . This may be a factor of size, however. Larger businesses often have better access to external finance rather than smaller companies, which are more likely to be run by females. Studies on other regions, such as South Asia, do not necessarily exhibit a financial bias against women-owned enterprises.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studiesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesK4D Helpdesk Report;
dc.rights.urihttps://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/en
dc.subjectEconomic Developmenten
dc.subjectTradeen
dc.subjectWork and Labouren
dc.titleConstraints to Business Growth in Low- and Medium-Income Countriesen
dc.typeOtheren
dc.rights.holderDFIDen
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-06-12
rioxxterms.funderDefault funderen
rioxxterms.identifier.projectK4Den
rioxxterms.versionNAen
rioxxterms.funder.project0986883a-6d0f-4bb8-9c46-5e0682934d65en


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