Using publicly available data from three South African Development Finance Institutions (DFI's), this study examines the risk appetite of Business Partners (BP), the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA). This study analyses data between 2011 and 2015 to determine the DFI's risk appetite and to identify key determinants of risk appetite with regard to funding SMEs, specifically startups. The study's findings reveal that South African DFI's have a high to extremely high-risk appetite level and that state-owned DFI's, NEF and SEFA have a higher risk appetite for funding SMEs specifically startup related loan products than private DFI BP. The study's findings also illustrates that South African DFI's ri...
This research looked at external funding and its role in determining the success rate of the develop...
Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Globalization has resulted in the rapid increase...
This thesis investigates the level of sustainability of two microfinance institutions (MFIs): Gramee...
Includes bibliographical referencesThere is a plethora of academic literature on the relationship be...
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwa...
Financial stability and systemic risk have been central to macroeconomic policy since the Global Fin...
The aim of this research was to investigate the role of liquidity and solvency in the prediction of ...
Includes bibliographical references.The South African unit trust industry was found to display low l...
Small and Medium Enterprises play an important economic role in many countries. In South Africa, for...
This study examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in South Afri...
Like many developing countries, South Africa faces a great development problem relating to the high ...
This paper aims to investigate the change in corporate debt levels in South Africa from 1994 to 2016...
Research report to SBL, Unisa, Midrand.Credit risk has been identified as the main risk that can res...
The research study investigated the roles and challenges of DFIs in stimulating economic growth in a...
Given the poor ongoing economic outlook, particularly for emerging market countries such as South Af...
This research looked at external funding and its role in determining the success rate of the develop...
Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Globalization has resulted in the rapid increase...
This thesis investigates the level of sustainability of two microfinance institutions (MFIs): Gramee...
Includes bibliographical referencesThere is a plethora of academic literature on the relationship be...
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwa...
Financial stability and systemic risk have been central to macroeconomic policy since the Global Fin...
The aim of this research was to investigate the role of liquidity and solvency in the prediction of ...
Includes bibliographical references.The South African unit trust industry was found to display low l...
Small and Medium Enterprises play an important economic role in many countries. In South Africa, for...
This study examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in South Afri...
Like many developing countries, South Africa faces a great development problem relating to the high ...
This paper aims to investigate the change in corporate debt levels in South Africa from 1994 to 2016...
Research report to SBL, Unisa, Midrand.Credit risk has been identified as the main risk that can res...
The research study investigated the roles and challenges of DFIs in stimulating economic growth in a...
Given the poor ongoing economic outlook, particularly for emerging market countries such as South Af...
This research looked at external funding and its role in determining the success rate of the develop...
Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Globalization has resulted in the rapid increase...
This thesis investigates the level of sustainability of two microfinance institutions (MFIs): Gramee...