Access to Financing as a Barrier to Trade: Evidence From Mauritius

Harshana Kasseeah, Vinaye Dey Ancharaz and Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Verena Tandrayen Ragoobur

Journal of African Business, 2013, vol. 14, issue 3, 171-185

Abstract: Access to credit is essential for the development and growth of firms. For a small open economy like Mauritius, the ability of firms to enter export markets is essential for their growth and development, given that the size of the local market is quite limited. To increase sales and profitability, firms have to export. However, there are several costs that are involved when firms enter an export market. In many cases, finance becomes an essential factor that influences firms' ability to export. These authors investigate whether the main constraint that firms in Mauritius face is access to finance and try to understand how firms overcome financial barriers. Given the limitations of existing methods to estimate financing constraints directly from firm-level accounting data, the results based on survey data are an important contribution in improving understanding of firms' financing obstacles to exporting and how they overcome these barriers.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2013.844032

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