Commercial Banks Responses toward Small and Medium Enterprises Survival in the Context of the COVID-19 in Africa
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Date
2022
Authors
Gakii, Annstellah
Kolokonyi, Karoli
Miceni, Romano
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Bilingual Publishing Company
Abstract
The African government has implemented measures to sustain an investable economic downturn as it
navigates the fiscal effect of the viral spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, commercial banks
in Africa have come hand in hand toward support of SMEs activities by increasing their borrowing power and reducing
interest rates. Despite all these measures the general performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Africa
as pertains to revenues and profits has gone down. This paper provides a theoretical analysis of the measures undertaken
by commercial banks to ensure proper running and continuity of activities in the SMEs sector in Africa. The research is
founded on the theories of innovation diffusion and resource-based theory. This study will use a mixed research design,
which will include descriptive and explanatory research. The proposed target population will be Africa’s thriving
commercial banks. The primary and secondary data will be used from commercial bank reports and the central bureau of
statistics reports across Africa. The data will be analyzed using a multiple linear regression model. The finding indicated
that commercial banks in Africa have brought in solutions and measures to adapt to the crisis being implicated on the
SMEs by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the findings of the desktop reviews, the study concludes that commercial
banks have a significant influence on SMEs during this period of COVID-19, and with the assistance of the government,
they have implemented more policies to support the activities of SMEs.
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Keywords
Africa, COVID -19, Commercial banks, Small and medium enterprises
Citation
Gakii, A., Kolokonyi, K., & Miceni, R. (2022). Commercial Banks Responses toward Small and Medium Enterprises Survival in the Context of the COVID-19 in Africa. Journal of Sustainable Business and Economics, 5(3), 12-17.