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9.3.4 Commercial banks: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005

Written by: International Labour Organization

Article Overview: With respect to commercial bank financing, key informants indicated that banks lack experience in dealing with the SME sector.

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9.3.4 Commercial banks: Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania, 2005

With respect to commercial bank financing, key informants indicated that banks
lack experience in dealing with the SME sector. Traditionally, Tanzania’s banks have
focused on deposits and low risk investments, such as Treasury Bills (T-bills). Of late,
due to lower deposits and declining rates on T-bills, banks are becoming more open to
looking at opportunities in the SME market, but a mechanism is needed to accelerate
their learning in assessing SME risk. Furthermore, banks have very little experience in
lending to women and need awareness and sensitivity training to overcome the
perceptual bias that “all women have informal sector enterprises with no growth
potential”.

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