Africa: AfDB Flags Widening Trade Finance Gap for African SMEs
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Africa: AfDB Flags Widening Trade Finance Gap for African SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa continue to face tighter lending conditions, higher collateral requirements, and limited access to formal trade finance despite evidence showing that their credit risk profile has remained relatively stable.
Structural and targeted reforms are needed to remove barriers to trade finance in Africa, particularly in terms of currency availability, digitalization and regional financial integration, recommends the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the 5th edition of its report on trade finance in Africa. Published on the occasion of the ADB Annual Meetings, which are held until 29 May in Brazzaville, this report, covering the period 2020-2024, presents a…
AfDB flags widening trade finance gap for African SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa continue to face tighter lending conditions, higher collateral requirements, and limited access to formal trade finance despite evidence showing that their credit risk profile has remained relatively stable. According to a new African Development Bank (AfDB) report released in Brazzaville on May 27, SME-related default rates, averaging between 8 and 10 per cent, have shown limited volatilit…
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