Democracy Pulse: How freedom impacts borrower discouragement
Democracy Pulse
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22-May-2026
Across the world and especially in countries with low freedom levels, borrow discouragement is a major challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Watch as Nina Dannaoui-Johnson uses data from the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes to break down how freedom levels act as a determinant of borrower discouragement, and how better institutions can be built to promote SME growth.
Click here to read the Freedom and Prosperity Center's full report on how freedom impacts borrower discouragement: https://t.ly/NfsxJ
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