1、Access to Finance for Young African EntrepreneursINSIGHTS FROM YE!COMMUNITYTRADE IMPACTFOR GOODStreet address:ITC 54-56,rue de Montbrillant 1202 Geneva,SwitzerlandPostal address:ITC Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10,Switzerland Telephone:+41-22 730 0111Fax:+41-22 733 4439E-mail:itcregintracen.orgInt

2、ernet:http:/www.intracen.orgThe International Trade Centre(ITC)is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.International Trade Centre 2024Access to Finance for Young African EntrepreneursINSIGHTS FROM YE!COMMUNITYiiABOUT THE PAPERYoung entrepreneurs face markedly highe

3、r barriers than their older peers to access finance and expand their business.The International Trade Centre,through its YE!Community,has surveyed young entrepreneurs to understand their main funding needs and challenges they face when trying to obtain finance.This publication frames the survey resu

4、lts as part of a larger issue of access to finance for youth,especially in Africa,and sets out to understand the main youth-specific barriers.Building on the research results,this paper includes recommendations for policymakers to develop more youth-inclusive ecosystems and help young entrepreneurs

5、access finance.Publisher:International Trade CentreTitle:Access to Finance for Young African Entrepreneurs:Insights from YE!Community Publication date and place:Geneva,March 2024Page count:16ITC Document Number:WYVC-23-140.ECitation:International Trade Centre(2024).Access to Finance for Young Africa

6、n Entrepreneurs:Insights from YE!Community.ITC,Geneva.For more information,contact:Mayara Louzada at mlouzadaintracen.org,Floriano Borino at fborinointracen.orgFor more information on YE!Community,see:https:/ encourages the reprinting and translation of its publications to achieve wider disseminatio