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Profiles of SMEs as Borrowers: Case of Latvia

In: Contemporary Issues in Finance: Current Challenges from Across Europe

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  • Ramona Rupeika-Apoga
  • Irina Solovjova

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The availability of funding is one of the key problems in the small and medium-sized business not only in Europe but also all over the world economic space. The lack of funds results in the starvation of the economy preventing it from full-fledged development. The aim of the research is to analyze the factors that interfere with the availability of funding to the small and medium-sized companies, by developing the profiles of SMEs and to give recommendations for the more effective raising of funds. During the research the following research methods were used: the generally accepted quantitative and qualitative research methods in economics, including the comparative analysis and synthesis and graphical depiction. The results of the analyses will be discussed and recommendation will be provided for policy makers and academician in the last section.

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  • Ramona Rupeika-Apoga & Irina Solovjova, 2016. "Profiles of SMEs as Borrowers: Case of Latvia," Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, in: Contemporary Issues in Finance: Current Challenges from Across Europe, volume 98, pages 63-76, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:csefzz:s1569-375920160000098005
    DOI: 10.1108/S1569-375920160000098005
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    1. Irina Solovjova & Ramona Rupeika-Apoga & Inna Romanova, 2018. "Competitiveness Enhancement of International Financial Centres," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 5-17.
    2. Maciej Zastempowski & Waldemar Glabiszewski & Krzysztof Krukowski & Szymon Cyfert, 2020. "Technological Innovation Capabilities of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 460-474.
    3. Svetlana Vasilievna Khusainova & Sergey Yurevich Bakhvalov, 2018. "A Regional System to Forecast the Social-Economic Development: The Case of the RF Regions," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 588-601.
    4. David Mares & Nadazda Petra, 2018. "Stabilization Factors of Family Enterprises in the Context of Macroeconomic Performance," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 206-220.
    5. Ramona Rupeika-Apoga & Irina Solovjova, 2017. "Access to Finance for Latvian SMEs," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3A), pages 57-68.
    6. S.M. Shevchuk & V.V. Dobrianska & N.P. Myskovets & M.O. Kokhan & T.V. Shepel, 2020. "Marketing Aspects of Image Formation and Investment Attractiveness of Territories and Enterprises," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(2), pages 229-239.
    7. Dubrova T.A. & Ermolina A.A. & Esenin M.A., 2019. "Innovative Activities of SMEs in Russia: Constraints and Growth Factors," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(Special 2), pages 26-40.
    8. Syeda Hina Zaidi & Ramona Rupeika-Apoga, 2021. "Liquidity Synchronization, Its Determinants and Outcomes under Economic Growth Volatility: Evidence from Emerging Asian Economies," Risks, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-20, February.
    9. S.S. Morkovina & V.V. Malitskaya & E.A. Panyavina & I.V. Sibiryatkina, 2018. "Export Potential and Measures to Support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(Special1), pages 303-314.
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    Keywords

    SMEs financing; loans; banks; G21; L10; O12; O16;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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