South Africa experienced a series of unexpected social unrest that saw many township and informal businesses destroyed or looted and malls burnt. It was like a scene from a violent movie, which graduated to loss of lives in some instances.

Impact of Covid-19 and Social unrest a double blow for MSMEs - FinScope uses data to understand current challenges facing MSMEs

FinScope MSME Survey Malawi 2019 Report

This report is prepared to provide insight into the Malawi MSME sector using the FinScope Malawi MSME 2019 survey.

MAP Malawi MSME 2019 focus group discussion report

The Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Report is based on findings from 6 focus group discussions with over 30 MSME owners.

MAP MSME Malawi Roadmap 2019 Report

Development Roadmap lays out a vision and implementation framework for the development of the SME sector in Malawi.

FinScope MSME Survey Malawi 2019 Pocket Guide

The lack of recent, holistic and reliable information about the MSME sector was identified to be a significant barrier from past consumer surveys and the MAP process.

MAP MSME Malawi Diagnostic 2019 Report

This report captures the findings of the country context, demand-side, supply-side, and policy and regulatory reviews.

FinScope MSME Survey Eswatini 2017 Report

The Government of Eswatini has been working towards the development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.

Swaziland Business Development Measure (BDM) 2017 Dashboard

View the Swaziland Business Development Measure dashboard for 2017.

FinScope MSME Survey Swaziland 2017 Pocket Guide

It is in this pursuit that the Government of Swaziland initiated the first FinScope MSME Survey Swaziland 2017.

FinScope MSME Lesotho involved a range of stakeholders engaging in a comprehensive consultation process, thereby enriching the survey.

FinScope MSME Survey Lesotho 2016 Pocket Guide

The FinScope MSME Survey Lesotho 2016 was conducted with a sample of 2182 adult business owners who were selected at a household level across the country.

Financial Access & SME Size in South Africa

Government efforts to promote access to formal credit of SMEs are synonymous with encouraging growth of these enterprises.

FinScope MSME survey Zimbabwe 2012

The Government of Zimbabwe recognises the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as important contributors to job creation, poverty alleviation and development.

FinScope Malawi 2012 MSME survey

This report is a nationally representative survey focusing on the status of small businesses in Malawi.

FinScope South Africa Small Business Survey 2010

FinScope South Africa Small Business Survey 2010 Full Report

FinScope Small Business South Africa 2010

See the brochure for the FinScope Small Business South Africa 2010.

FinScope Zambia 2009 small business survey

Presentation - exploring market opportunities in Zambia.

FinScope South Africa 2010 Brochure

The primary objective of the FinScope survey is to measure and profile levels of access to financial services by all adults in South Africa

The FinScope 2010 South Africa Small Business Survey is the first comprehensive publicly available nationally representative survey