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FDI jumps in China

China attracted 12 per cent more foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first six months 2004 as companies sought to tap booming demand in the world's fastest-growing major economy, the Ministry of Commerce said. Investment rose to US$34 billion in...

#economy#investment

Bombay Stock Exchange to establish trading platform for SMEs

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is to be entrusted with the responsibility of providing a nationwide audience for instruments floated…


Venture capital in spotlight

China's placid venture capital (VC) sector will return to the limelight this year driven by improved sentiments with the launch…


EXIM US dollar notes assigned 'A2' rating – Moody's

Moody's has assigned an "A2" rating to the proposed 10-year US dollar notes issued by the Export-Import Bank of China…

#bank#Bank of China#exports


Mizuho Bank to offer securitisation of receivables to SMEs

Mizuho Bank, part of the Mizuho Financial Group, will launch a comprehensive securitisation service for midsize companies, aiming to increase…

#bank#receivables#securitisation


Safety net finance for SMEs reduces business failure figures

A recent fall in Japanese corporate bankruptcies owes more to an increase in state support for struggling small companies than…


Working capital finance is getting squeezed, says bank chief

One result of China's macroeconomic adjustments is working capital loans are being squeezed slightly more than investment loans, the head…

#bank#conference#guarantees


SME cash flow crisis – banks told to give...

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has this week pressed financial institutions not to aggressively retrieve loans extended to small- and…

#banks#cash-flow#economic recovery


GE Commercial Finance invests US$220m in India’s mid-market sector

GE Commercial Finance (GECF), the business-to-business financial services arm of US conglomerate General Electric, said it will invest up to…


Government to spend US$80m to aid SMEs

The Korean government yesterday unveiled a set of measures aimed at bolstering the competitiveness of small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs)…

#economic recovery#guarantee#liquidity


Largest independent factor targets low-cost import factoring

Canbank Factors, India’s largest independent factor by market share, is planning to offer import factoring in the country, as a…

#bank#global trade#L/C


China’s EXIC steps in with US$29m credit insurance for...

China’s Export-Credit Insurance Corporation (EXIC) will provide US$29m in credit insurance, which will cover the financing of a soda plant…

#3M#insurance#investment

Bank of Maharashtra eyes factoring business

The Bank of Maharashtra is set to enter the factoring and forfeiting segment, which is a new concept in India,…

#bank#insurance#international

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