Informal Firms and Financial Inclusion : Status and Determinants

Many firms in the developing world -- including a majority of micro, small, and medium enterprises -- operate in the informal economy. The informal firms face a variety of constraints, making it harder for them to do business and grow. Lack of acce...

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Main Author:	Farazi, Subika
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ALLOCATION OF CREDIT APPLICATION PROCEDURES BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK FINANCING BANK LOAN BANKS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS LOAN BUSINESS OWNERS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENT COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENT COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMPANY CORPORATION CORRUPTION COUNTRY RISK CREDIT ACCESS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DUMMY VARIABLE EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMERGING ECONOMIES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE FINANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FINANCES FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FIRM SIZE FIRMS FORMAL SECTOR BUSINESS GENDER GOVERNMENT REGULATION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGH INTEREST RATES HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS INCOME GROUPS INCOME TAXES INFORMAL ECONOMIES INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL WORKERS INSURANCE INTERNAL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INVESTMENT FINANCING JOB SECURITY JUDICIAL SYSTEM LABOR MARKETS LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF PROPERTY LAND TITLING LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LOAN LOAN APPLICATION LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL MARKET MARKET DEVELOPMENT MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MFI MFIS MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINIMUM WAGES MONETARY FUND MONEYLENDER MONEYLENDERS NEW BUSINESS OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFT FACILITY PENSION PHYSICAL CAPITAL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS REGIONAL DUMMY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RETAINED EARNINGS RISK OF EXPROPRIATION RULE OF LAW SHADOW ECONOMIES SHADOW ECONOMY SMALL FIRMS SME SOCIAL SECURITY SOURCE OF INCOME START-UP START-UP COSTS STATE INTERVENTION SUPPLIERS TAX TAX POLICY TAXATION TRADE CREDIT VARIABLE COSTS VILLAGES WORKING CAPITAL
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