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Determinants of Financing Obstacles of SMEs in Western Balkans

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|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2021-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2392-8042 | Journal ISSN: 2286-2668
Language: English
Page range: 331 - 344
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2021
Accepted on: Aug 3, 2021
Published on: Sep 28, 2021
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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