... obstacles and the accesstocredit vary across firms of different sizes? 10 • Does the relation between concentration andfinancing obstacles and the accesstocredit vary across different regulatory ... different sizes, we will therefore test: • Is bank concentration positively or negatively related tofinancing obstacles and the accessto credit? • Does the relation between concentration andfinancing ... on alleviating financing obstacles for small firms and allowing them accesstocredit Our findings underline the importance of taking into account the institutional and regulatory framework when...
... Sallie Credit Report Accuracy andAccesstoCredit Mae stopped reporting—from the credit records in the Federal Reserve sample, and we rescored the affected individuals Failure of Some Creditors to ... process and a reduction in costs to the advantage of both consumers Credit Report Accuracy andAccesstoCreditand creditors Over the years, a number of studies have focused on the contents of credit ... Unreported Credit Limits A key factor that credit evaluators consider when they assess the creditworthiness of an individual is credit utilization If a creditor fails to report a credit limit...
... smallholder farmers are too poor to be able to benefit from any kind of accessto credit, and that, even if they had accessto adequate creditand inputs, their land constraints are so severe ... accessto credit, by program membership and sector of the credit market Current members 34 MRFC Round (October 1993–March 1995) Accesstocredit No access Informal only Formal only Informal and ... these farmers are too poor and cash-strapped to be able to benefit from any kind of accesstocreditand that, even if they received adequate supplies of the right inputs, their land constraints are...
... gain accessto the formal sources Enterprises that want to expand beyond the limits of self-finance but lack accessto bank credit demand external finance, which the informal sector is unable to ... provided with creditand whether credit is given for specific use Both categories of factors are hypothesized to influence enterprise decisions on whether to apply for credit at all, andto which ... of creditto small and microenterprises (SMEs), accesstocredit by such enterprises remains one of the major constraints they face A 1995 survey of small and microenterprises found that up to...
... overall rural credit The Agribank credit tends to provide to wealthier households and informal credit serves households that are closer toand above the relative poverty line Subsidized credit successfully ... in favorable crops and livestock, fostering in gains in productivity and income However, many people around the world have limited toaccesstocredit The credit outreach to the poorest communities ... no accesstocredit services In Asia and the Pacific region, more than 300 million households are constrained toaccesscredit by both formal and informal sources (W WORLD BANK, 2007) Lack of access...
... overall rural credit The Agribank credit tends to provide to wealthier households and informal credit serves households that are closer toand above the relative poverty line Subsidized credit successfully ... in favorable crops and livestock, fostering in gains in productivity and income However, many people around the world have limited toaccesstocredit The credit outreach to the poorest communities ... no accesstocredit services In Asia and the Pacific region, more than 300 million households are constrained toaccesscredit by both formal and informal sources (W WORLD BANK, 2007) Lack of access...
... VBARD and PCFs as commercial banks responding tocredit demand of farm households Table Indicators reflecting participation of households and responses of VBARD and PCFs to their credit demand Total ... farmers to enhance their credit accessibility to the formal sector In addition, the formal sector should improve the credit supply that enables animal production households to have a better accessto ... Trong Binh and Simeon Ehui (2003) Indentifying Barriers to Entry to Livestock Input and Output Markets in Southeast Asia Livestock Sector Report Livestock Information, 1060 Sector Analysis and Policy...
... VBARD and PCFs as commercial banks responding tocredit demand of farm households Table Indicators reflecting participation of households and responses of VBARD and PCFs to their credit demand Total ... farmers to enhance their credit accessibility to the formal sector In addition, the formal sector should improve the credit supply that enables animal production households to have a better accessto ... Trong Binh and Simeon Ehui (2003) Indentifying Barriers to Entry to Livestock Input and Output Markets in Southeast Asia Livestock Sector Report Livestock Information, 1060 Sector Analysis and Policy...
... to the productive sector, and even less to the private sector Creditto the private sector was at 54 percent of GDP in 2006, similar to country comparators, yet half the OECD average Creditto ... Introduction i Accessto Finance and Economic Growth in Egypt ii Accessto Finance and Economic Growth in Egypt Introduction iii Middle East and North African Region Accessto Finance and Economic ... extended to state-owned enterprises Private-sector creditto GDP in Egypt is modest compared to other developing economies Private credit as a share of total credit has been declining, to reach...
... approach toaccess draws attention to the social, cultural, political and economic forces and inequalities that marginalise people and deny them accessto services and the opportunity to satisfy ... universal access as a goal to be strived towards, and, through human rights laws and advocacy, obliges governments to ensure equity in accessto services, and address the wider discriminatory policies ... needs and eliminate barriers to service accessand use The training encouraged clinic staff and community workers to become aware of clients’ circumstances andto respond accordingly; to expand...
... accessto health and selected foodstuffs Pensioner’s accessto food The elderly reported an increased accessto food for them and their households with the introduction of the pension money Access ... ate and whether they were able to satisfy their hunger, and their ability toaccess health care Data were cleaned by checking and correcting entry errors and inconsistencies, then entered on to ... projected to increase from 4.2% in 2003 to 5.8% in 2015.6 Lesotho has accepted and is signatory to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) conventions on social protection and has to adhere to...
... to the productive sector, and even less to the private sector Creditto the private sector was at 54 percent of GDP in 2006, similar to country comparators, yet half the OECD average Creditto ... Introduction i Accessto Finance and Economic Growth in Egypt ii Accessto Finance and Economic Growth in Egypt Introduction iii Middle East and North African Region Accessto Finance and Economic ... extended to state-owned enterprises Private-sector creditto GDP in Egypt is modest compared to other developing economies Private credit as a share of total credit has been declining, to reach...
... Zambian laws and policies and international human rights laws and standards related to prison, HIV and TB Methods Zambia has a total of 86 prisons Thirty-three are “openair,” or farm prisons, and 53 ... prisons, accessto both testing and treatment depends upon the prisoner’s age, sex and legal classification, and on the prison to which the prisoner is assigned These disparities with respect to TB and ... commitment to universal accessto HIV prevention, treatment and care [28] In line with this goal, Zambia has outlined an aggressive approach to addressing HIV and TB [29] Foreign donors and multilateral...
... action and HIV services delivered during antenatal care, childbirth and postpartum Where available, socio-demographic data (e.g., income, accessto electricity, piped water and flush toilet) and ... on the use of antenatal and labour-ward checklists to record and monitor facility activities They also emphasize the role of data collection, analysis and utilization to improve health services ... facilities, and information was recorded manually The type of indicators recorded - and the actual figures tallied - seemed to reflect only a portion of the actual PMTCT and ART activity, and the...
... small and medium firms in China rarely receive direct financing from government, official efforts to provide factory shells andaccessto land in industrial zones allow successful firms to expand ... constraints discussed in this book For these very reasons, banks will not lend to firms and sectors in which risks are too high and profits are too low Moreover, the low savings rate and distortions ... Source: Fafchamps and Quinn 2011 ductivity, without the means to upgrade skills and technology Low financial sector development affects firm sizeand skews the distribution toward small and medium firms,...
... limited by creditconstraints faced by the individuals/enterprises higher in the value chain Business models to provide finance to Small and Medium Enterprises on a very large scale might serve to increase ... scaled level andto actually deliver value to both ends of the supply chain, highly competitive and large entities would be required which would seek to link small rural producers and service ... interventions that build systematically on an accessto finance” component and subsequently include an accessto markets” component have the potential to provide large positive income shocks The...
... objectives are to (1) analyze and describe the roles of men and women in potato production and marketing; (2) understand how marketing decisions are made and how gender roles andaccessto information ... between accessto information and gender relations in the potato market chain in highland Bolivia Objectives were to analyze the roles of men and women in potato production and marketing; understand ... friends, and neighbors), and new nodes (e.g., intermediaries, indirect actors, and truck drivers) This technology allows farmers to expand their links to new nodes (business networks) andto more...
... Introduction Firm Size, Financing, Accessto Credit, andCreditConstraints 10 Financial Institution Ownership andAccesstoCredit 16 Financial Access as an Obstacle to Growth Compared to Other Variables ... school, and incomplete primary school 10 World Bank Working Paper Firm Size, Financing, Accessto Credit, andCreditConstraints Our analysis of accessto financial services and firm size begins ... patterns of financing, toaccesstocredit specifically, the next part of the analysis examines the relation between constraints in accesstocreditand firm size, performance, and other factors Firms...
... addition, the nationwide CRAs and others have advertised “free credit reports” that are tied to the purchase of products and services, such as credit scores andcredit monitoring Although some advertising ... CRAs to inform consumers of the availability of credit scores when providing file disclosures to them and that there was a benefit to those consumers wishing to purchase a credit score to so ... “Free” credit reports sometimes aren’t free; And it’s not easy to figure out which score to use” USA Today, Nov 28, 2007, available at http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi /credit/ 2007-11-27 -credit- scores_N.htm...