In the first half of 2018, ISIF invested a further € in non-bank finance providers involved in provision of financing to Irish SMEs. While this synopsis suggests that financing constraints have become a less salient concern in recent years, it is important to recognise that improvements in access to finance for Irish SMEs have been uneven.
These achievements have resulted from a combination of various efforts from the management of the financial institutions, the regulatory authority and all other stakeholders in the financial sector. The obtaining stable macro economic environment has also gone a long way to augment the above efforts in fostering safety, soundness and stability of the financial sector.