Working Paper

Assessing Credit Guarantee Schemes for SME, Finance in Africa - Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania

Angela Hansen, Ciku Kimeria, Bilha Ndirangu, Nadia Oshry and JasonWendle, Dalberg Global Development Advisors

Contact: Cécile Valadier, Research Department, AFD
 
The purpose of this study, focused on Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania, is to contribute directly to the efforts of practitioners so that they can more effectively leverage SME financing, through better-functioning credit guarantee schemes, where appropriate. Our primary audience includes development and public organizations engaged in supporting SME access to finance,as well as banks and SME representatives looking to understand the nature of such efforts and the implications for their business.

  

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