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Pakistan's Habib Bank gets US$20m credit from IDB

Habib Bank Ltd. and the Islamic Development Bank have signed an agreement by way of which IDB will offer a credit facility of US$20m to HBL. Habib Bank will use this facility for financing imports of small- and medium-sized enterprises...

#bank#Islamic Development Bank#smes

HSBC eyes Rp450bn credit for small- and medium-sized enterprises...

HSBC Indonesia plans to increase its loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to as much as Rp 450 billion…

#bank#management#smes


Metro government's new lender to small firms starts up

The unique bank established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government provides swift financing to cash-strapped small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The…


Bangladesh Bank fund for SMEs getting good response

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is receiving encouraging response both from financial institutions and donors to its small business refinancing fund introduced…

#bank#conference#small business


SFS establishes own leasing company in China

Siemens Financial Services (SFS) is expanding its financing business into the Chinese market. The company announced the launch of a…

#financial services#international#leasing


SME Bill plans to increase investment limit to Rs...

The government will raise the investment limit for small scale units from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore in…


Commerce ministry urged to rejuvenate PEFGA

President Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Zulfikar Thaver said the Ministry of Commerce should rejuvenate Pakistan Export Finance…

#exporters#guarantees#international


Basel II accord unlikely to curb S Korean lending...

A new international agreement on banks' capital adequacy is unlikely to sharply cut their lending to smaller companies, South Korea's…

#bank#banks#international


China EXIM Bank Dalian to provide loan to Liaoning...

The Dalian Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China (China EXIM Bank), the only export-orientated policy bank in China, will…


External commercial borrowing market offers factoring services

Banks and financial institutions are tapping the external commercial borrowing (ECB) market for raising short-term funds even though the government…


OCBC loans for SMEs to increase by 25% this...

OCBC Bank (M) Bhd expects to approve RM5 bn in loans for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year, up…


Siam General Factoring merger plan tipped to have collapsed

A planned merger between Siam General Factoring (SGF) and Advance Finance has been derailed. A source said the deal's collapse…

EC-funded project to boost SME development

The European Commission-financed Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (SMEDF) project in support of Vietnam’s small business was officially launched…

#bank#European Commission#small business

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