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Raquiza, Ma. Victoria R. 2021. “Micro, Small, and Medium enterprise (MSME) Sector Financing: Issues and Challenges.” UP CIDS Discussion Paper 2021-01. Quezon City: UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies.

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Raquiza, M. V. R. (2021). Micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector financing: Issues and challenges (UP CIDS Discussion Paper 2021-01). Retrieved from UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies website: https://cids.up.edu.ph/publications/discussion-papers/2021-series/2021-01/

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