Islamic Banking opportunities Across small and Medium Enterprises in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-762
Author(s):  
MOHAMED ADRAOUI
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Mode Of Operation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Alternative Finance

After a first part dedicated to the presentation of the Islamic financial landscape, through its history, the different products offered and its mode of operation, the present work addresses the financing issues of small and medium enterprises in Africa. Our study focuses more specifically on identifying the financing of small and medium-sized companies in Africa, what contribution can alternative finance play in terms of diversification of funding sources. The motive of this research is that the reader will find the elements likely to nurture and enrich a very relevant debate in these times of turbulence where the system that made the heyday of the financial world lacks solutions.

scholarly journals Factors behind trade credit financing of SMEs in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
Sandra Pepur ◽  
Dujam Kovač ◽  
Marijana Ćurak
Keyword(s):  
Trade Credit ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
External Financing ◽  
The European Union ◽  
East European ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Credit Financing ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute to the national economy in terms of employment, added value, knowledge generation, and innovation. However, their potential and in the case of economic downturns even their survival is affected by the difficulties in their access to external financing under acceptable terms and adequate timing and amount. In the case of asymmetric information problems, which make SMEs more sensitive to financial market imperfections, trade credit can be a valuable source of financing. In the European Union, trade credit is among the most relevant external funding sources and it is among the most important alternatives to financial intermediaries’ financing. However, there are substantial differences between the countries with respect to availability and use of trade credit. Therefore, this research examines determining (company-specific and country-specific) factors behind the use of trade credit as a financing source in Croatia. The empirical analysis is based on the data for 1,225 SMEs operating in Croatia in the period from 2008 to 2017 and is done using the panel data methodology. The findings confirm that firms’ characteristics, as well as the characteristics of financial, macroeconomic and legal environment in which the firms operate, influence the use of trade credit in SMEs in Croatia. The paper contributes to relatively scarce empirical evidence on the determinants of trade credit use by SMEs in South-East European countries.

Omani SME perceptions towards Islamic financing systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-386
Author(s):  
Yasmeen Al Balushi ◽  
Stuart Locke ◽  
Zakaria Boulanouar
Keyword(s):  
Banking Industry ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose This paper aims to investigate small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) owner–managers’ awareness, willingness and perceptions concerning Islamic financing instruments as an alternative sourcing decision in SMEs’ businesses. Design/methodology/approach The research employed mixed methods to gather data. A questionnaire survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews with 385 SME owner–managers operating in Muscat, Oman’s capital city, along with face-to-face discussion on Islamic finance with 86 SME owner–managers. Descriptive and thematic analysis were used to analyse the data. Findings The findings indicate that SME owner–managers are aware of Islamic banking principles and have knowledge of Islamic financial instruments, despite Islamic finance being new to Oman. Interestingly, although the majority of the participants indicated their intention to adopt this new finance method, they were motivated by special requirements other than finance. Their positive perception of Islamic financing methods could play a significant role in developing the Islamic banking industry. Research limitations/implications The research is limited in that its data came only from Omani SME owner–managers in Muscat. Future research could investigate wider samples. Secondly, the study’s findings lack generalisability to larger and public enterprises, because only SME owner–managers were surveyed. Practical implications This study will be important for policy makers concerned about SMEs’ financing, Islamic financial institutions and new entrants into the Islamic banking industry, as it provides empirically evidence of Omanis’ views, and more specifically those of Omani SME owner–managers, on the recent introduction of Islamic finance into the country. The insights this study offers should help them to develop the strategies required to attract SMEs and to construct policies and regulations to improve Oman’s Islamic banking industry. Originality/value The research is significant, as it is the first study to investigate the awareness, willingness and perceptions of Omani SMEs regarding Islamic banking in Oman. Even though all Omanis are Muslims, Oman was the last of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council countries to introduce Islamic finance. Thus, this emerging market provides an important basis from which to extend future research on Islamic finance to other potential Islamic finance markets.

scholarly journals Peranan Al-Mudharabah Sebagai Salah Satu Produk Perbankan Syariah Dalam Upaya Mengentaskan Kemiskinan Di Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Agung Nugroho Arianto
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Basic Principle ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Real Sector ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Small Community ◽  
The Real ◽  
Medium Enterprises

One of the fight against poverty can be done by expanding access to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) in obtaining such capital facilities through Islamic banking. Based on the basic principle of its products, Islamic banks have the financing to the principle of profit sharing, which developed the product mudharabah. This financing is productive because the capital invested for the supply of labor so as to empower the economy through small community of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM). By developing micro, small and medium enterprises it will help create jobs and economic growth in the real sector, thus keeping down unemployment and poverty in Indonesia.

scholarly journals The Vulnerability of SMES in the Economic Crisis

10.26458/1421 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Nicolae ŢÂU ◽  
Raluca Ionela CREŢOIU
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
European Market ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Single European Market ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The vulnerability of small and medium enterprises is closely related to their reduced volume of activity and insufficient financial resources available to them. Therefore, these types of organizations are more likely to be the subject of the changes that occur in the market. Although there are available a variety of funding sources, most SMEs in Romania are not able to access existing funds as they are not competitive on the single European market. During the economic crisis, the businesses environment but the economical one as well was not beneficial for the Romanian SMEs due to the financial, structural and fiscal instability, which led to negative results, especially on long term.  

Financial Inclusiveness in Islamic Banking in Pakistan: A Comparison of Ideas and Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Salman Ahmed Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
Distribution Of Income

This study attempts to document the progress in Islamic banking industry of Pakistan towards fostering an egalitarian and equitable financial intermediation. It evaluates the progress of Islamic banking in enhancing socio-economic mobility, financial inclusiveness and fostering equitable distribution of income. This study uses a set of quantitative indicators to objectively assess the performance of Islamic banks towards fostering a participative, inclusive, cost-effective and real sector oriented financial intermediation. The results highlight that currently, the performance of Islamic banks on these fronts leaves much to be desired. This study highlights that high average cost of financing and limited focus on agriculture and small and medium enterprises requires improvement to achieve the goal of circulation of wealth and equitable distribution of income. It also identifies that various categories of poor people who need finance for their health, education and small business working capital needs cannot be served by Islamic banks by using the available product structures. This study gives a geographical presence of Islamic banks which shows that they are mainly based in big urban cities. It argues that most of the Islamic banking debt-based products are close, but relatively expensive substitutes. The study will help the industry to review its performance in contributing towards financial inclusiveness, social mobility, need fulfillment and equitable income distribution.

Recent trends in Islamic banks’ lending modes in Bangladesh: an evaluation

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasushi Suzuki ◽  
S. M. Sohrab Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose – This paper aims to assess recent trends in lending modes and to address the reasons for and consequences of changes in Bangladesh’s Islamic banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – Theoretical discourse is used to generate an underpinning for the issues covered by the study. In addition, empirical evidence from the banking sector, including the information derived from interviews with the staff of three Islamic banks, is presented to achieve the research objectives. Findings – The findings clearly demonstrate that the Islamic banking sector has experienced a paradigm shift from participatory financing to asset-based financing. In particular, the murabaha mode of financing dominates the current lending structure, which follows the general trend of the global Islamic banking sector. Research limitations/implications – It is necessary to concentrate on the potential negative outcomes of the trade-based murabaha mode of financing in a developing country such as Bangladesh, as banks have less incentive under protective rent (profit) opportunities to train the experts to screen and monitor projects in other socially desirable sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing including the small and medium enterprises. Originality/value – Despite substantial growth of the Islamic banking sector, less research has been conducted to shed analytical light on the operations of Islamic banks from the perspective of loan disbursement to identify the disparities, if any, in between theory and practice in countries where both Islamic and conventional banks operate simultaneously. Using country-specific evidence, this study contributes to the debate by highlighting the paradigm shift of Islamic banks from participatory financing to the dominance of asset-based murabaha and other modes of lending, by identifying the fundamental causes that contribute to such a shift and by highlighting the consequences of such changes.

scholarly journals The public funding of innovation in agri-food businesses

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silverio Alarcón ◽  
Pedro Arias
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Logit Models ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Public administrations have in recent years developed programs of public funding for innovation to boost the competitiveness of business. The study of how companies have used these funding sources generates knowledge to improve the design of support for private innovation and to provide advice for innovative companies. This paper investigates these issues in the agri-food sector which is of particular interest as it is comprised mainly of small and medium enterprises with a wide regional presence and interaction with their local environment. A survey on technological innovation was used to estimate panel logit models with random effects, taking as dependent variables three types of funding: regional, state and European Union. The results generally show a positive relationship between innovation efforts and access to public funding, but also significant differences between types of funding and between sectors. Food companies that obtain public funding tend to have a more innovative profile than Agriculture ones. Both types of firm present higher probabilities than others companies when it comes to gaining access to regional funding, though the opposite often occurs in the case of state funding. Firm size is not significant for regional funding and no overlap was detected between regional and state funding. The financial crisis has adversely affected regional and national aid, which experienced a significant decrease in the period from 2008 to 2013.

scholarly journals The role of mediation resources in the operation and development of knowledgeintensive small and medium enterprises

2016 ◽  
pp. 109-113
Author(s):  
Tamás Köpeczi-Bócz ◽  
Mónika Lőrincz
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The University ◽  
Major Emphasis

Address social and economic processes of social capital system between universities and the business sector – because of their special and similar characteristics – major emphasis will be displayed. Knowledge-intensive companies would be hard to imagine functioning without established links with tertiary education institutions and universities can now functions would be unthinkable without displaying the corporate sector sectoral specificities of knowledge and strategies of the university. Because of the development of knowledge-intensive business activities based on innovation-oriented economic development which are specific to innovative SMEs, funding sources and opportunities. In a typical operating environment of innovation, with sectoral, spatial and temporal factors are constantly changing. These factors are decisive elements in the innovation opportunities, and through this indirectly the success of these enterprises. The resources involved in mediating the markets perceive a high risk to price this innovation activities and their funding. Under the study to try to answer that by optimizing the functions of universities, how and in what form they may have a role in mitigating financial risks.

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