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Financing SMEs in Africa

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  • Céline Kauffmann

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Limited access to finance is a major obstacle to development of SMEs in Africa as their inherent higher perceived risk makes financial institutions reluctant to lend to them and adequate financial instruments lack.

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  • Céline Kauffmann, 2005. "Financing SMEs in Africa," OECD Development Centre Policy Insights 7, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:devaac:7-en
    DOI: 10.1787/021052635664
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