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Central Bank raises interest rates

Today Hong Kong's central bank raised the basic interest rate at which local banks borrow money, by (more…)

SME credit information now available online

The SME Credit Bureau, an online database of local enterprises and their credit history, has been launched, enabling companies and…


Factoring business gains impetus in India, SMEs to benefit...

The factoring industry in India is finally coming out of its embryonic stage with several private banks, such as (more…)


Banks want SME, loan parameters defined

Bankers today asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formulate a uniform definition of medium enterprises and standardise (more…)

#bank#credit risk#risk


HSBC to launch factoring services

HSBC is launching factoring services, as part of its initiatives for the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector (more…)

#bank#credit protection#smes


SME Bank to help ‘riskier’ SME sector and supplement...

The newly-formed SME Bank, a government-owned bank devoted entirely to the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), will commence…

#bank#banks#funding


S&P raises ratings of China Exim and CDB

Standard Poor's (S P) Ratings Services raised its long-term ratings by one notch to (more…)


3i Infotech keen to explore new software products for...

Software firm 3i Infotech, formerly ICICI Infotech, will invest in product development and (more…)

#acquisition#international#management


Bai Tushum Financial Fund receives loan US$2 m for...

Bai Tushum Financial Fund, one of the leading microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic, is the first corporation in…

#bank#financial institution#international


Standard Chartered Malaysia sees SME operations grow by 20%

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd is confident of growing its small- and medium- scale enterprise (SME) business by 20% year-on-year…


Global Trade Finance to launch IPO

Mumbai-based Global Trade Finance Pvt Ltd (GTFL), a factoring and forfaiting services company, is planning to (more…)

#bank#bonds#global trade


Bank Pembangunan and Bank Industri merge to form SME...

Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop announced yesterday that Bank Pembangunan Infrastruktur Malaysia Bhd and Bank Industri Teknologi…

#bank#exporters#forum

Local banks boost loans to small businesses while big...

Korea's regional banks are expanding loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but Seoul-based major lenders are (more…)

#bank#insolvency#risk

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