What Role Can Financial Policies Play in Revitalizing SMEs in Japan? /

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit conditions have been accommodative, credit growth has remained weak, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Firm-level SME data and sectoral corporate balance sheets show...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lam, Waikei
Other Authors: Shin, Jongsoon
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/291
Online Access:Full text available on IMF

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