Register today to access recent news and articles.

Asia

SME credit gets dearer

With non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) finding it difficult to raise funds, they have been forced to hike up lending rates to SMEs. (more…)

#bank#DBS#interest rates

BOK cuts lending to small firms

BOK top policymakers decided to cut lending to local SMEs by won1.5 tn (US$1.6bn) from the third quarter 2007. (more…)


Export credit risk premium to drop 10% in August

ECGC has decided to reduce premiums by 10% from August. Although the rate of reduction would vary from country to…

#credit risk#exporters#guarantee


GTF to offer rating services to SME clients

Factoring company Global Trade Finance (GTF) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SME Rating Agency of India…


Government to set aside SME fund

Korea will form a won 1tn (US$1.1bn) fund to assist the country s small- and medium-sized businesses. (more…)


Fortis and China's Sinosure agree insurance joint venture

Belgo-Dutch bancassurance group Fortis NV announced it has signed a comprehensive business cooperation agreement to create an insurance JV with…


Exim Bank and IFC selling stakes in GTF Ltd

Exim Bank and IFC, Washington, are negotiating with a large foreign bank to sell off their stakes in Global Trade…

#bank#global trade#international


RBI credit insurance arms pays up Rs100 crore to...

Eight co-operative banks in India have defaulted on deposit repayments during April - May 2007, forcing depositors to invoke insurance…


PEs alternate funding source for SMEs

India's SMEs are no longer depending on banks for funding. Now, leading investment houses and private equity, or PE funds…


Fortis closes offer on Pacific Century Insurance Holdings

Fortis has announced that it has acquired 98.59% of shares and options of Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited (PCIHL), based in…


SIDBI sets up Rs100cr PE fund for SMEs

SME financing institution Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has floated a private equity (PE) fund with an initial…


Yapi Kredi Faktoring gets US60m loan

International markets provided a US$60m loan for Yapi Kredi Faktoring which will be used toward domestic factoring transactions. (more…)

#international

Standard Chartered bank to extend credits to SMEs

Standard Chartered Bank will soon extend credits for the development of SMEs and help to familarize the public with the…

#bank#smes#Standard Chartered Bank

Our Sponsors
Our Events
View All
To top
BCR Publishing
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.