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Kenyan bank seeks $25m Arab, Indian credit lines

The Kenya Industrial Development Bank (IDB) is negotiating for US$25m credit lines from two foreign-based financial institutions. IDB, which said…


Many small companies unhappy with bank

A third of all small businesses are considering changing their bank because they are unhappy with service levels, according to…


Indonesia banks to offer 60.4 trillion rupiah in new loans…

Bank Indonesia said the banking system is committed to providing this year new loans of 60.4 trillion rupiah to small-…


Wachovia realigns Asset Based Lending Business and names new group…

Wachovia announced the formal joining together of Congress Financial Corporation and Wachovia's asset based lending business to form Wachovia Capital…


Bank Negara resolves half of SME bad loans through special…

Bank Negara Malaysia has resolved about half of the cases of non-performing loans (NPLs) by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…


Commercial banks increase share of small business lending – SBA…

Lending by the most important institutional supplier of credit to small firms, commercial banks, increased in 2002-2003, according to a…


Factoring has not yet reached its full potential

Factoring companies are not new to the Czech market, having been active since the early '90s. However, experts say that…


Fortis reports soaring operating profit 2004

Fortis has released its full year 2004 results today reporting net operating profit before realised capital gains increased by 25%…


KUKE doubles credit insurance volume in 2004

Demand for credit insurance policies is growing. The Corporation for Export Credit Insurance (KUKE) insured $2.55bn worth of exports in…


SME Bank to issue debentures to fund import-export financial services

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) is set to issue foreign currency-denominated debentures worth up…


Euler Hermes announces consolidated net profit 2004 shows “sharp improvement”

Following the Supervisory Board meeting that examined the group financial statements on 4 March 4 2005, Clemens von Weichs, chairman…


EquiFin sells factoring company

EquiFin, Inc. yesterday announced that it has sold its factoring company, Equinox Factors, to Coast Capital Partners. The transaction will…


Crйdit Agricole seeks to strengthen factoring activities in Europe

Jean Laurent, chief executive of CrйditAgricole, France's biggest bank by assets, yesterday said it would hunt for acquisitions to strengthen…


Coface UK launches dedicated risk information centre and regional business…

Coface UK, a leading provider of credit solutions for business, has officially launched its Birmingham office as a new dedicated…


Industrial Bank to increase lending to small firms

Industrial Bank of Korea, the nation's biggest lender to small companies, announced its plans to increase lending to these clients…


HSBC enters small business financing agreement

Mexico's fourth largest bank HSBC Mexico has signed a small business financing agreement with the economy ministry and development fund…


India offers Africa export credit line

According to foreign minister Natwar Singh, India is to pay special attention to Africa and will start economic co-operation. In…


Export credit insurance and incentives in South Africa

A report on sources of export credit insurance, incentives and zones in South Africa. To read the full report go…


‘Most S Korean export-oriented SMEs suffer from strong Won’ –…

The majority of South Korea's export-oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suffering from worsened profitability due to the Korean…


Venture Finance launches new service for SMEs

Today, Venture Finance becomes the first asset-based lender to launch an automatic additional finance facility for its invoice finance clients.…


France leads Europe in entrepreneurship revival

On the face of it, there is little to suggest France is experiencing the surge in entrepreneurship that Europe needs…


CIT names group-wide EVP, Chief Sales Officer

CIT announced the appointment of Walter J. Owens as executive vice president, chief sales and marketing officer. In this newly…


Banks remain reluctant to lend to SMEs – Bank of…

South Korean banks remained reluctant to make loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in February despite emerging signs of…


Florida asset-based financier approves US$10m cash flow funding for Clearwater…

XRG Inc., a provider of a wide range of truckload freight services in the US, has announced that it had…


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