New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Tuesday unveiled the fifth round of its quarterly MSME Outlook Survey for the October-December 2025 quarter, highlighting sequential stability in MSME confidence despite persistent external risks.

On financing conditions, the survey recorded an improving trend in access to credit. Optimism regarding working capital availability among manufacturing respondents rose to 46 per cent in the October-December 2025 quarter from 35 per cent in the preceding quarter.

Overall finance availability sentiment in manufacturing improved to 47 per cent. Services saw marginal gains, while trading enterprises reported moderation in working capital sentiment even as overall fin...