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Country risk trends

The world country risk index continued to improve during the past three months (down 4%) and at an accelerated pace.…


Plans to reform insolvency practitioner regulation

Plans to reform the regulation of insolvency practitioners in Great Britain were set out today by The Insolvency Service. The…


Exim bank extends US$20m credit line to Mozambique

The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a line of credit (LoC) of US$20m to the Government of…


State Bank of India looks for global factoring partners

State Bank of India today signed an agreement with Societe Generale Asset Management (SGAM) to form a joint venture with…


IBK lengthens loan maturity for SMEs

The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) on Monday announced it would extend the maturity of loans for small-and medium-sized enterprises…


Lack of access to credit impedes SMEs growth

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fakhruddin Ahmed has said lack of access to credit is considered one of the most serious…


Individual investment abroad tops US$300m in 9 months

Overseas direct investment by South Korean individuals surpassed the US$300m mark for the first nine months of the year, hitting…


Company insolvencies the lowest ever rate while personal insolvencies reach…

During the third quarter of 2004, soaring levels of personal insolvency in England and Wales have increased by 6.2% on…


Nearly 14 per cent growth in Lithuania's factoring market

The aggregate factoring portfolio of Lithuanian banks and leasing firms at the end of September was LTL 590.3 m, up…


India and Germany look at SME synergies

With Indian companies queuing up to set up base in Europe, several government agencies are doing their bit to attract…


Small Business calls for long-term tax reductions

Today Catherine Swift, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) along with Garth Whyte, executive vice-president presented to…


Aegon sells TFC maritime container ops to TAL for US$1.2bn

Aegon NV said it sold Transamerica Finance Corp's (TFC) maritime container leasing activities to TAL International Group Inc for US$1.2bn.…


India's EXIM bank picks up stake in west African DEVT…

Export and Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) has picked up less than 1 per cent stake in West African…


Government to write off bad loans owed by SMEs

The Ministry of Finance is preparing a government regulation that will enable state-owned banks to write off bad loans owed…


Bancomer to issue US$526m in small business loans through 2005

Mexico's largest financial group BBVA Bancomer at a Wednesday press conference unveiled a program to issue 6bn pesos (US$526m) in…


Credit rating for small firms units likely to be introduced…

To boost credit flow to the small-scale sector, the government is likely to introduce a credit rating scheme for small-scale…


CIT added to the S&P 500 Index

CIT Group Inc., a leading provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions, reported that Standard & Poor's has now included…


Central bank guidelines for consumer & SME financing

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued prudential guidelines for consumer financing and small enterprise financing to protect the interest of…


RBI steps in to improve credit flow to SSIs

According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) are the driving force behind a…


Amlin Credit appoints new underwriting director

Amlin Credit, the specialist trade credit insurer of Amlin plc, is delighted to announce the appointment of Damien Dawson as…


StanChart focuses on SME lending as Central Bank removes interest…

Since the 1970s, the government had imposed various regulations to give an edge to local lenders. But this is expected…


Overseas investment backed with favoured loans

Despite the central bank's recent hike in interest rates, Chinese companies will continue to enjoy low-interest loans when they invest…


EXIM Thailand posts 39.32% on year fall in q3 net…

The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM) registered a net profit of 125m baht (US$3m) for the third quarter of 2004,…


Euler Hermes 9-months revenue slips

Credit insurer Euler Hermes, a unit of Assurances Generales de France SA (12592.FR), said nine-month revenue slipped 0.7% following the…


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