Title: What Factors Determine Whether Small and Medium Enterprises Obtain Credit from the Formal Credit Market? The Case of Vietnam
Abstract: Using a survey of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) conducted during 2005–2013, this paper examines the process of applying for a formal loan and the level of satisfaction (credit needs) obtained by SMEs. The empirical results show that banking relationships and the business environment are important factors when applying for and obtaining formal credit. However, positive measures of firms' financial performance, such as a high return on assets score and sales growth, did not have a significant influence on whether firms obtained credit. Formal financial institutions in Vietnam were found to depend too much on collateral assets in assessing whether to supply credit to an SME.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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