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Credit Guarantee Institutions, Performance and Risk Analysis: An Experimental Scoring

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The credit guarantee consortia (known as Confidi) are a major phenomenon in Italy, since they play different roles in the relationship between banks and enterprises. They offer mutualistic guarantees aimed at alleviating financial constraints on their small or medium-sized (SMEs) shareholding or syndicated enterprises.

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  1. La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    Paola Leone (Full Professor of Banking and Finance), Ida C. Panetta (Associate Professor) & Pasqualina Porretta (senior lecturer in Banking and Finance)

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Leone, P., Panetta, I.C., Porretta, P. (2013). Credit Guarantee Institutions, Performance and Risk Analysis: An Experimental Scoring. In: Falzon, J. (eds) Bank Stability, Sovereign Debt and Derivatives. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137332158_6

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