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DBP pioneering factoring programme get SBL exemption

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Rafael Buenaventura announced that the policy-making Monetary Board has approved a request from state-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to exclude the banks' purchases of receivables, done through a pioneering electronic marketplace for...

RHB to boost lending to SMEs

RHB Bank Bhd, Malaysia’s third-largest bank, is planning to increase its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loan portfolio to 40…

#bank#credit risk#management


EBRD to invest $300m

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) views Kazakhstan as a successful country and will invest about $300 million…

#bank#economy


Loan guarantee bodies join banks for SME workouts

Korea's banks and other financial institutions, especially the country's three major loan guarantee agencies, are to participate in a debt…


Ombudsman Wang Liming outlines government willingness to support SMEs

The ombudsman of the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) office of the State Development and Reform Commission, Wang Liming, said…

#conference#guarantee#guarantees


Small Debt Resolution Scheme gets 102 applications for aid...

The Small Debt Resolution Scheme set up by Bank Negara Malaysia has received 102 applications from small- and medium-sized enterprises…

#bank#guarantee#interest rates


Kasikornbank set to increase SME lending

Kasikornbank plans to increase its lending activities to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by participating in various government support programmes.…


SME stock market’s first IPO oversubscribed

The first stock to be listed on the new stock market for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) started initial public…


Banks exposed to SME default risk

Due to growing uncertainties over a recovery of the domestic economy, the loans extended to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME)…

#banks#risk#risks


Government takes steps to strengthen financial support for SMEs

The government has taken a series of measures, including enacting related laws and regulations, giving stronger financial support and accelerating…

#conference#exports#GDP


Exim Bank profits soar

The Export-Import Bank of Thailand has announced that its first-quarter 2004 profits amounted to 141 million baht (US$3.5m), an increase…

#bank#Exim Bank


Banks form equity funds to rescue SMEs

In an effort to rescue small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) struggling with financial difficulties, banks are forming private equity funds…

#bank#management#risk

Bank denies inflating SME loan balances

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported earlier today, without citing sources, that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering imposing some…

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