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SME Stock Exchanges - Should They Have a Greater Role?

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Access to finance is widely recognized as one of the main impediments for growth and development of the small and medium enterprises. This article presents certain aspects of development of stock exchanges oriented towards small and mediumsize enterprises. It aims to contribute towards the growing debate on funding of small and medium enterprises through dedicated stock exchanges and serve as a useful contribution to stakeholders to undertake certain steps toward implementation of effective policies for design of exchanges dedicated to financing of small and medium enterprises.

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  • Aljosa Sestanovic, 2015. "SME Stock Exchanges - Should They Have a Greater Role?," FIP - Journal of Finance and Law, Effectus - University College for Law and Finance, vol. 4(1), pages 59-74.
  • Handle: RePEc:eff:journl:v:4:y:2015:i:1:p:59-74
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    • D53 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Financial Markets
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • P34 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Finance

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