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Banking competition, good or bad? The case of promoting micro and small enterprise finance in Kazakhstan
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Abstract Competition is claimed to be beneficial in development projects promoting micro and small enterprise finance although there are still doubts as to whether these loans can be developed into a profitable business. Our research sheds new light on the question of how many MSE banking units should optima... view more
Competition is claimed to be beneficial in development projects promoting micro and small enterprise finance although there are still doubts as to whether these loans can be developed into a profitable business. Our research sheds new light on the question of how many MSE banking units should optimally be created and supported in a certain region. We employ a unique data set from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Kazakhstan, and investigate which strategy contributes more to the overall success of the program: a strategy of setting up several competing banks or a strategy of establishing regional monopolies.... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 701-716
Journal
Applied Economics, 42 (2010) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840701720820
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)