African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Financing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs): Determinants of bank loan application

Khalid Hassan Abdesamed
  • Khalid Hassan Abdesamed
  • Faculty of Economics and Accountancy, Sabha University, Libya.
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Kalsom Abd Wahab
  • Kalsom Abd Wahab
  • Faculty of Economics and Muamalat [FEM], Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia [USIM], Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2013
  •  Accepted: 23 August 2014
  •  Published: 14 September 2014

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