“…In the literature, a large number of studies have reviewed the symmetric growth-finance association and reported confounding results or missing relationship (Atindehou et al, 2005;Deltuvaitė & Sinevičienė, 2014;Kar et al, 2011;Kinuthia & Murshed, 2015;Klobodu & Adams, 2016;Ujunwa & Pius, 2010). Others reported significant financegrowth relationship (Adeniyi et al, 2015;Batuo et al, 2018;Jalil & Feridun, 2011;Kinuthia & Murshed, 2015;Levine, 1997;Nyasha & Odhiambo, 2017;Odhiambo, 2009aOdhiambo, , 2009bRousseau & Vuthipadadorn, 2005;Sobiech, 2019) and imply that the debate on the contributions by finance to growth is still open.…”