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CBN decries Nigeria’s N617.3 billion financing gap for MSMEs

Ubah Jeremiah IfeanyibyUbah Jeremiah Ifeanyi
1 year ago
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Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has revealed that the financing gap for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria is estimated to be over N617.3 billion each year.

He made the announcement at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s 30th Anniversary Conference and Awards, which was themed “Financing Infrastructure & SMEs for Inclusive Growth in the Post-COVID-19 Economy,” according to Leadership.

He claims that only 5% of these enterprises have access to sufficient financing to cover their working capital and expansion demands. He noted that other barriers to MSME development in Nigeria, according to a PwC report, include access to markets, infrastructure deficits, insufficient financial flows, multiple taxation, regulatory burdens, and sub-optimal execution of MSME policy provisions.

What the CBN Governor is saying

Emefiele who was represented by Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, emphasized that access to capital is still one of the most significant barriers to MSME development in both developed and developing nations.

Despite being a significant driver of growth, innovation, and job creation, the governor noted that the ability of micro, small, and medium companies (MSMEs) to boost growth and generate jobs has been impeded by a lack of access to quality infrastructure.

He noted that “Beyond infrastructure, access to finance remains one of the biggest threats to MSME development in both developed and developing economies alike, with serious implications for productivity, economic development, and job creation.”

The CBN Governor stated that the apex bank has implemented several policy measures to boost economic growth and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians, while also noting that the CBN has remained committed to fulfilling its developmental mandate by collaborating with stakeholders in the infrastructure and MSME sectors to boost domestic output.

He emphasized the importance of fiscal authorities working with the central bank to improve the way they look at MSMEs and infrastructure development by implementing new policy measures to harness these businesses’ potential to foster innovation and industrialisation.

What you should know

  • The CBN in the past has made many efforts to boost access to credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Last month, the apex bank developed guidelines for the regulation and supervision of credit guarantee companies in Nigeria.
  • The guideline would serve as a regulatory foundation for credit guarantee firms seeking to minimize credit risk, promote lower interest rates on loans, and complement other regulatory measures targeted at promoting MSMEs.
  • According to the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA COMMUNIQUÉ NO. 138 OF THE 281ST MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING which was held on Thursday, 16th and Friday, 17th, September 2021, the CBN disclosed that it disbursed N134.57 billion to Agribusiness/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS), and for the Targeted Credit Facility (TCF), the sum of N343.21 billion.
  • The CBN, through NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has reopened its portal for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and households affected by COVID-19 to access up to N25 million.

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Comments 2

  1. Abubakar Alhaji Lawan says:
    October 3, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    Good day,sir for how many times i we going to apply i have been applies for several time nothing have done

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  2. Benjamin Sunday says:
    October 12, 2021 at 9:16 pm

    The CBN is bounding this hudge amount while Nigerians are groaning in poverty.
    I applied under agsmeis since March 2020 but still being dribbled around to reduce application to smaller amount, according to the processing agencies, allegedly directed by CBN.
    Whether it will see the the light of approval is now left to Fate.

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