Islamic finance and its strengths for the development of smes in Algeria

الملخص EN

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are now widely recognized as engines of economic growth in Algeria.

In the context of credit rationing to SMEs, and given their high dependence on bank debt, the benefits of crowdfunding offered by Islamic financial institutions are highly anticipated.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the opportunities of development and growth as well as the main challenges to Islamic finance for SMEs.