Foreword -- List of Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. Financing SMEs: Is There a Gap? -- Chapter 2. Banking and Credit -- Chapter 3. Risk Capital and Innovative SMEs -- References -- Annex A. SMEs Access to Financing in Developing and Emerging Economies: Evidence from Africa -- Annex B. Defining SMEs and Entrepreneurship -- Annex C. Initial Findings: OECD SME Financing Questionnaire -- Annex D. Steering Group Members
Summary
The lack of funding available from the financial sector for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is known as the financing gap. This timely report analyzes this gap for both credit and equity financing and seeks to determine how prevalent such a gap may be, both among OECD countries and non-OECD economies. The report recommends measures to foster an improved flow of financing to SMEs and entrepreneurs
