Access to Finance for Entrepreneurs in MENA Region
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The paper analyzes different financial investment mechanisms on offer for entrepreneurs of MENA regions. Whereby, a literature review-based study was carried out, while collecting resources from various online resources, to give a context of different financial mechanism like Angel investment, Micro financing and Islamic Banking. After giving a thorough analysis of different financial methods, recommendations were provided to further improve these methods to make it feasible for entrepreneurs to excel.
Keywords:
Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, financial mechanisms, MENA, Banking
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