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World Bank to focus on black economic empowerment and...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, will focus on black economic empowerment (BEE) and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa, Peter Woicke, World Bank managing director and executive vice president...

Barclays signs deal with Enterprise Uganda to boost SMEs

Barclays Bank has signed a partnership with Enterprise Uganda, to boost small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The deal was signed…

#bank#Jobs#smes


Microlending activity at record levels as banks focus on...

Greater interest in microlending by retail and commercial banks and increased microfinancing by private firms have pushed microlending activity to…


US$200bn facility set up for SMEs

Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can benefit from a US$200bn facility provided by the government. SMEs in the productive and value-added…


Khula disbursements to SMEs totals R280m

Khula Enterprise Finance reported a 40 per cent increase in the value of disbursements to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…


Banking Council of South Africa – Debtor Financing Committee...

The Banking Council of South Africa Debtor Financing Committee (incorporating the old Association of South African Factors and Discounters) held…


Exim Bank records 1bn quarterly profit

Exim Bank (Tanzania) Ltd announced that it has recorded a net income after tax of TZS1.009bn (US$975,000) in the financial…

#bank#Exim Bank#interest


Barclays assists SMEs traders

Among the products of Barclays’ business solutions are financial products designed to meet the diverse needs of small-and medium-sized enterprises…


South Africa – receivables management, collection and credit insurance

According to the Banking Council of South Africa, nearly 1,200 businesses made use of debtor financing services in 2003; the…

#bank#invoice#management


Small-and medium-sized enterprises bank to be established

Mr Alan Kyeremanten, minister of trade, industry and president's special initiatives (PSI), on wednesday announced that plans were afoot to…


JCC study urges closer engagement between FDIs and SME...

The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), a national umbrella body for small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) service providers has called for…

#international#International Trade#smes


South African export guarantor refines loan system

The state-owned Export Credit Insurance Corporation has lost business because of the inability of South African banks to source loans…

#export credit insurance#exports#interest rates

Lack of credit confronts SMEs

Lack of credit facilities has been identified as a major constraint confronting small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country.…

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