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The view from the Taft

The prolonged credit crunch period brought about by the 1997 Asian crisis has precipitated the need to develop a credit delivery system that could prevent the closure of small- and medium- enterprises (SMEs) that lacked working capital or had severed...

Small firms time bomb for financial market

Korea's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a time bomb, which could shake the financial market due to surging overdue…

#bank#financial services#management


CGC seeks to guarantee more loans

Credit Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC) is increasing its target for guarantee of loans next year to keep pace with…


KBANK joins credit insurance agency to boost SME lending

Kasikornbank (KBANK), in co-operation with the Small Industry Credit Guarantee Corporation (SICGC), plans to offer guarantees for small businesses under…

#bank#guarantees#small business


Asian Development Bank buys stake in local credit insurer

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to take a minority stake in privately owned credit guarantee provider Credit Orienwise…

#ABN AMRO#ADB#Asian Development Bank


Credit guarantors lacking guidelines

Credit guarantee associations nationwide provided credit guarantees for 138 loans worth 5.6 bn yen to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs)…

#guarantee#guarantees#risk


Kyrgyz Ineximbank to increase credit portfolio by 16 per...

Kyrgyzstan's Ineximbank plans to increase its credit portfolio by 16 per cent to som1 bn by the end of 2004,…


Sidbi venture to launch new Rs500 crore fund for...

Sidbi Venture Capital Ltd (SVCL) plans to launch a new Rs500 crore venture capital fund to help small- and medium-…


New credit insurance scheme launched

Small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in regional areas are expected to get better access to bank loans with the…

#bad debts#bank#management


Thai agency seeks guarantees from Siam City Bank small-business...

The Small Industry Credit Guarantee Corporation (SICGC) hopes to gain an additional one billion baht in loan guarantee fees this…

#bank#guarantee#guarantees


Banks lending more to small- and medium- enterprises

Philippine banks have lent more funds to small- and medium- enterprises than the minimum 8 per cent the law requires,…

#bank#banks#compliance


Korea Exim Bank to sell its 10.2% stake in...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Ex-Im Bank) has unveiled plans to sell its 10.2 per cent stake in Industrial Bank…

#bank#Exim Bank

Long-term rates fall

Long-term interest rates have dropped sharply to the point where they are below short-term interest rates, causing investors to snap…

#bank#bonds#interest

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