The SME Financing Gap (Vol. I)
Subtitle: Theory and Evidence
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9789264029415
Subjects: Finance and Investment; Industry and Services
Description: The lack of funding available from the financial sector for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is known as the "financing gap". This timely report analyses this gap for both credit and equity financing and seeks to determine how prevalent such a gap may be, both among OECD countries and non-OECD economies. The report recommends measures to foster an improved flow of financing to SMEs and entrepreneurs.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: List of Abbreviations; title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 1. Financing SMEs: Is There a Gap?; title: Chapter 2. Banking and Credit; title: Chapter 3. Risk Capital and Innovative SMEs; title: References; title: Annex A. SMEs Access to Financing in Developing and Emerging Economies: Evidence from Africa; title: Annex B. Defining SMEs and Entrepreneurship; title: Annex C. Initial Findings: OECD SME Financing Questionnaire; title: Annex D. Steering Group Members