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SMEs, backbone of many develop countries- CISLAC

SMEs

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
November 12, 2022
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Nigeria disburses N56bn to MSMEs

Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), says it was well established that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of many developed economies.

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Rafsanjani made this known at a stakeholders’ sensitisation and consultation meeting on fiscal support opportunities for mutual economic growth of SMEs and private corporations.

He said that they are important contributors to employment, output growth, and trade expansion and in Nigeria they remain critical constituents of the economy.

“According to a 2022 report jointly released by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), there are at least, 39.6 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) operated in Nigeria as of December 2020.

“Accounting for 96.7 percent of businesses, 87.9 percent of employment, and 49.7 percent of national GDP. Totaling about 17.4 million enterprises.

“SMEs account for about 50 per cent of industrial jobs and nearly 90 per cent of activities in the manufacturing sector, in terms of number of enterprises.

“As you know, business death is the last stage of any business life cycle” he said.

He however said that despite having the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world with 22 per cent of Africa’s working-age population starting businesses.

According to the African Development Bank, 80 per cent of businesses in Africa fail within five years of starting up and at least 1.9 million SMEs have been lost since 2017 in Nigeria according to a 2020 PwC report.

He said it was instructive to note that obtaining finance remains the most pressing problem MSMEs face in Nigeria.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), less than 5 per cent of SMEs have been able to access adequate finance for working capital and for funding business growth/expansion, Yet, SMEs still contribute a staggering 50 per cent to GDP.

To address these issues, he said that the Nigerian government has helped to fund businesses through a variety of government-backed organizations like the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

Others are the Central Bank of Nigeria and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc.), Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and Development Bank of Nigeria) and has established several agencies to assist SMEs.

Furthermore, at least 26 of Nigeria’s 36 state governments have set up an SME development agency or office.

He said despite these seemingly significant efforts, challenges persist that hinder the growth and development of the sector.

Rafsanjani said thus, the need to support small businesses by providing insights, advice and support on access to finance and reducing financial liabilities, remains critical to increasing their chances to succeed in an often difficult environment.

He said that CISLAC workshop in partnership with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), and with support from Oxfam, was predicated on the above, towards strengthening fiscal opportunities through relevant consultations between SMEs, relevant government and professional agencies for mutual economic growth.

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