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Table 12 Financial items (adapted from Bengomin 2018)

From: Impact of financial literacy, perceived access to finance, ICT use, and digitization on credit constraints: evidence from Qatari MSME importers

Item

Statement

FL_1

Our firm analyzes its financial performance periodically

FL_2

Our firm prepares monthly income statements

FL_3

We received training on book-keeping

FL_4

Our firm has bought formal insurance for our business

FL_5

The management of our firm can compute the cost of its loan capital

FL_6

Our firm has a savings account

FL_7

Our management can prepare basic accounting books

FL_8

Our firm is aware of the required documents to get a bank loan in order to fulfil our financial needs

FL_9

Our firm is aware of the costs and benefits of accessing credit

FL_10

Our firm is able to calculate interest rates and loan payments correctly

FL_11

Our finance team have the skills required to assess the financial outlook for the firm

FL_12

Our finance team has skill for minimizing losses by minimizing bad debts

FL_13

The managers of our firm have basic accounting knowledge