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Study: Mobile loans grow as source of funding for Kenya’s SMEs

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NAIROBI, KENYA: The appetite for bank loans among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is on a downward trend, a new survey reveals.

Compared to last year, the uptake of bank loans among SMEs declined by 29 per cent in 2020 compared to over 80 per cent witnessed last year.

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