Public Financing for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Cases of the Republic of Korea and the United States

Publication | November 2023
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Highlighting the importance of Asia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this report shows how economies can learn from policies employed by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States (US) to offer SMEs the credit they need to thrive.

Price
  • US$31.00 (paperback)

With SMEs making up some 96% of all Asian businesses, the report explains the challenges they commonly face and analyzes the impact of specialized financing facilities in the ROK and the US. It offers a study of public institutional approaches towards improving credit access, assesses international lending regulations, and explores how developing public lending schemes for SMEs can support growth.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Economic Contribution of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • How Basel II Affects Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Financing
  • Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Public Lending: The Case of the Republic of Korea
  • Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Public Loan Guarantees: The Case of the U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Conclusion

Additional Details

Type
Subjects
  • Finance sector development
  • Industry and trade
Countries
  • Korea, Republic of
Pages
  • 72
Dimensions
  • 8.5 x 11
SKU
  • TCS230540-2
ISBN
  • 978-92-9270-464-3 (print)
  • 978-92-9270-465-0 (electronic)
  • 978-92-9270-466-7 (ebook)

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