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Why lend to small and medium enterprises?

Dr. Ishrat Husain, governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, shows why commercial banks should be lending to the small- and medium-sized enterprise sector in Pakistan. Read the full text of this article by going to Pakistan – Articles –...

Shenzhen Exchange Launches SME Board

A grand inauguration ceremony to launch Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) board was held yesterday. Zhejiang NHU,…

#risk#smes#trade


Joint debt plan for troubled small firms as delinquent...

Domestic banks say they are individually evaluating the credit conditions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with outstanding loans from…

#bank#banks#credit risk


Atradius enters into reinsurance treaty

Atradius, the world's second largest credit insurer, has entered into a reinsurance treaty with New India Assurance. Under the terms…


RBI proposes uniform SSI lending target

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is examining a proposal for a uniform target in priority-sector lending for all domestic…


Overdue SME loans soaring

The number of overdue loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) jumped by nearly 50 per cent in the first…

#bank#credit risk#insolvency


New government enjoys economic windfall

The new Congress-led government in India under Manmohan Singh got a boost with exports surging up by almost 20 per…


Three-quarters of firms have no ratings, rely on bank...

Three out of four firms listed on the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) had no credit ratings from domestic credit rating…

#bank#banks#insolvency


Two-thirds of small firms shut within 5 years

Approximately two-thirds of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) go out of business within five years, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund…

#guarantee#investment#management


Banks slowing down loans to small firms

Banks are slowing down loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year. According to eight commercial banks, including Kookmin…


PwC says banks catching up to meet Basel II

Malaysia’s 10 anchor banks ”are catching up” despite being two to three years behind Singapore banks and nearly five years…


SIDBI focusing on direct finance for SSIs and SMEs

The creation of an exclusive fund for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the outsourcing opportunities available to small-scale industry…

#bank#interest rate#receivables

Low-priced scheme for financing exports welcomed

Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, the chairman of banking, credit and finance at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry…

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