Trade credit, financial inclusion and firms’ performance in Sub Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper searches the impact of trade credit on firms’ performance in 15 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. In particular, we also examine whether trade credit can advance in an environment of higher financial inclusion rate. We achieve this by using a fixed effect estimation model and solving endogeneity by GMM and IV-2SLS methods by utilizing firm level data from the Bloomberg terminal from 2010 to 2023. Baseline results summarize that firm performance grows with the level of trade credit finance. We find a firm’s industry and SSA blocs heterogeneity the trade credit-firm performance nexus. Additionally, financial inclusion alone is positive and when interacted with trade credit it becomes significant. The major implication among others is that trade credit facilitates more firm performance in a situation of higher financial inclusion level.

Keywords: {'name': 'Trade credit, firms’ performance, financial inclusion.'}

Authors & affiliations

Frank Mwombeki
College of Business Education, Mbeya campus, Tanzania

Benny Mwenda
College of Business Education

Edina Nathanael
College of Business Education

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