African SMEs’ Performance and Behaviors during COVID-19

There is consensus on the vital role of the government. 34,7% agree and 35,1% strongly agree on “The role of the government is a vital role in facilitating and supporting SMEs”. Also, “It is the government that creates the right or desirable environment for businesses growth” with 34,3% agreeing and 28.5% strongly agreeing on this. Only 38.9% see that “In my country, the government plays a vital role in facilitating and supporting SMEs”, which means that the governments’ role is not that confrmed in supporting African SMEs. There also doesn’t seem to be evidence in the data collected that “In my country, the government created the right environment for businesses growth”, nor that “In my country, the government pays little attention to the SMEs sector”.

Table 2.23: Role of governments

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