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Podcast: Good Morning Africa
Episode: Creating Alternative pools of financing for small and medium enterprises.
Description: One of the biggest hurdles the private sector has had to deal with is access to finance. Large firms tend to benefit more from bank financing than SMEs do, as their track record and scale reduce their risk profile. Smaller, newer companies and those in the informal sector often face higher borrowing costs, if they are able to borrow at all.  Damalie Ssali, the Programs Director at Private Sector Foundation Uganda, in this episode discusses why it's important to create alternative pools of finance for the private sector.<...