Argentina

Argentina's largest bank, federally owned Banco Nacion, increased lending to SMEs 93% from December 2003 to June 2006, the bank announced. Loans to SMEs grew to

Argentine bank Banco Patagonia has joined the global trade finance programme of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as an issuing bank

Argentina's largest export credit insurer Coface has launched a domestic credit insurance to cover companies in case of default from local customers

Federal Argentine bank Banco Nacion will step up its focus on small- and medium-sized enterrises (SMEs) through its trust fund, leasing and factoring units, new bank president Gabriela Ciganotto said

SMEs have been increasingly demanding loans over the last few years. Last year we saw a big demand for loans to finance working capital, while in 2006

Argentina's largest export credit insurer Coface expects to grow premiums by 50% this year to

Argentine cooperative bank Credicoop expects to double loans granted to the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment this year to

Argentine bank Banco Río announced that it expects to double its small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) loan portfolio in 2006 to

Banex has expanded its SME factoring portfolio this year to ARS