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Russian foreign trade bank establishes import credit line with Chinese…

Russia's major state-owned bank, Vneshtorgbank (VTB), has signed a cooperation agreement with the Agricultural Bank of China, the company said…


EFIC and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions form a new alliance

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has signed an alliance agreement with Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions (ZEMS), the political risk…


Bank credit off take surges, deposit growth down

Commercial banks are facing a new dilemma. In a trend reversal, banks are facing a peculiar situation of falling deposit…


The view from Taft

The prolonged credit crunch period brought about by the 1997 Asian crisis has precipitated the need to develop a credit…


The view from the Taft

The prolonged credit crunch period brought about by the 1997 Asian crisis has precipitated the need to develop a credit…


Small firms time bomb for financial market

Korea's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a time bomb, which could shake the financial market due to surging overdue…


Small firms offered loans boost

A boost for small businesses, offering bigger loans to fund expansion plans, was announced by chancellor Gordon Brown today. For…


One in ten businesses pay customers late when they are…

Research by the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) has found that nearly 11% of businesses would pay their customers late…


EIB provides Ђ60m to support Egyptian private sector

Under the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s financing institution, is…


CGC seeks to guarantee more loans

Credit Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC) is increasing its target for guarantee of loans next year to keep pace with…


KBANK joins credit insurance agency to boost SME lending

Kasikornbank (KBANK), in co-operation with the Small Industry Credit Guarantee Corporation (SICGC), plans to offer guarantees for small businesses under…


Depfa to launch credit insurance unit in Europe, US in…

Depfa Bank Plc is planning to launch a credit insurance division in the first half of 2005 in anticipation of…


Asian Development Bank buys stake in local credit insurer

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to take a minority stake in privately owned credit guarantee provider Credit Orienwise…


Uralsib-Moldfactor SRL has started in the Republic of Moldova

National Factoring Company Uralsib-NIKoil (new "factoring" brand of financial corporation Uralsib, ex financial corporation NIKoil) has established its first subsidiary…


Credit guarantors lacking guidelines

Credit guarantee associations nationwide provided credit guarantees for 138 loans worth 5.6 bn yen to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs)…


Kyrgyz Ineximbank to increase credit portfolio by 16 per cent

Kyrgyzstan's Ineximbank plans to increase its credit portfolio by 16 per cent to som1 bn by the end of 2004,…


Atradius increases share capital by Ђ86.5m

Atradius, one of the world’s leading credit insurers, has further improved its already strong capitalisation by issuing 6.6 million new…


North of England factor reports profit in second year of…

Skipton Business Finance Limited (SBF), a subsidiary of Skipton Building Society, has reported a profit before tax of Ј407,050 for…


Sidbi venture to launch new Rs500 crore fund for SMEs

Sidbi Venture Capital Ltd (SVCL) plans to launch a new Rs500 crore venture capital fund to help small- and medium-…


New credit insurance scheme launched

Small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in regional areas are expected to get better access to bank loans with the…


Thai agency seeks guarantees from Siam City Bank small-business loans

The Small Industry Credit Guarantee Corporation (SICGC) hopes to gain an additional one billion baht in loan guarantee fees this…


Factor plans float

Eurofaktor, the country’s largest non-banking factoring company, has revealed plans to debut on the Warsaw bourse. Eurofaktor hopes to raise…


Grupo Security to raise US$55m in capital

Chilean financial group Grupo Security plans to make a capital increase of more than US$55m during the first half of…


Banks lending more to small- and medium- enterprises

Philippine banks have lent more funds to small- and medium- enterprises than the minimum 8 per cent the law requires,…


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