Linkages, Access to Finance and the Performance of Small-Scale Enterprises in Kenya

Rosemary Atieno

No RP2009-06, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Micro- and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) have become important players in the Kenyan economy, but at the same time they continue to face constraints that limit their development. Lack of access to financial services is one of the main constraints, and a number of factors have been identified to explain this problem. These include the segmented and incomplete nature of financial markets, which increases transaction costs associated with financial services. On the supply side, most formal financial institutions consider MSEs uncreditworthy, thus denying them credit.

Keywords: Business enterprises; Business networks; Corporate finance; Financial institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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