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Asian Development Bank study the SME unsecured finance gap

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has earmarked $25 million for loans for the Philippines’ small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Merly Cruz, regional director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Southern Mindanao, said “The ADB is studying how...

Low bank interest rates challenge demand for state SME...

The state-initiated SMEs Venture Capital Fund, managed by One Asset Management Co, is concerned about growing competition from banks as…


SME Development Bank announces first half results

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SMED Bank) announced that new lending in the first six months…

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KL to work closely with Tokyo to boost SME...

Malaysia will work closely with Japan to develop its small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), in light of the business…


Government loans to SMEs hit P11.8 billion

The government has announced that it has already released P11.8 billion worth of loans to the country's micro-, small- and…

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Bank lending to SMEs up 17.8% in 2002

Second Finance Minister Datuk Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said bank lending to small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) increased by 17.8% last…

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SME Bank cuts lending and factoring rates

The SME Development Bank (SME Bank) has cut lending rates in a bid to help the country's newest bank meet…


Vietcombank provides US$32 million for SME loans

The Viet Nam Foreign Bank (Vietcombank) has pledged about US$32 million in loans this year to help small- and medium-sized…

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Siam City Bank profits surge before loan loss provisioning

Siam City Bank reported first-half pre-provisioning profits of 3.54 billion baht, well up from 2.25 billion last year. President Apisak…


Government calls for more soft loans, less grants, for...

The government is considering asking small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to borrow more for development and expansion and depend less…


Under-utilised micro-credit loans due to entrepreneurs lack of awareness

Funds set aside for small- and medium-scale industry (SMI) loans as well as the micro-credit scheme under the management of…


Cambodia on track to join WTO

Cambodia has completed preparations to become the first of the world's poorest countries to join the World Trade Organization (WTO).…

IFCT has 12 weeks to develop bank plan –...

The Industrial Finance Corporation (IFCT) has been given three months to complete a study on ways to transform the special-purpose…

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