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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 per cent of total loans in five years. Executive vice-president Philip Lu Nam Ann said SMEs are a core part...

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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-…

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