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Access to Finance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Overview Improving access to finance is an important aspect of fostering entrepreneurship in Europe. The role of the public sector should primarily be to improve the general framework conditions of finance and take limited direct action only when market failures warrant it. Experience has shown that best results in SME finance are achieved when the public sector works with the markets and acts as a catalyst to encourage their development.

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Publisher	European Union	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2003	Downloads	1
Format	White Papers
Topics	Financial Management

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