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Financing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises for Sustainable Development: A View from the Asia-Pacific Region

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This paper was prepared for ESCAP by Nick Freeman. This paper discusses policy recommendations with regards to SME financing

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  • Nick Freeman, 2015. "Financing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises for Sustainable Development: A View from the Asia-Pacific Region," MPDD Working Paper Series WP/15/05, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
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    Keywords

    Financing; SMEs; sustainable development; Asia Pacific.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General

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