ADBI Working Paper 997
D. Tadjibaeva
Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF SMES’ ROLE IN ECONOMY
AND SME FINANCE ................................................................................................... 1
1.1
SMEs’ Role in the Economy ............................................................................ 1
1.2
SME Sources of Finance ................................................................................. 6
1.3
Uzbekistan
Regulatory Framework, Tax Regimes
and Financial Infrastructure ........................................................................... 20
2.
STATUS OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR SMES .................................................. 24
3.
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF SME ENTREPRENEURS .................. 27
4.
BARRIERS TO SME FINANCE................................................................................. 28
4.1
Demand-side Constraints .............................................................................. 32
4.2
Gender Constraints ....................................................................................... 32
5.
STATUS OF DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS IN UZBEKISTAN ........... 33
6.
VALUE CHAIN FINANCING ANALYSIS ................................................................... 36
7.
POLICIES TO PROMOTE SME FINANCE ............................................................... 37
8.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................ 42
REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 44