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Fundamentals for lending to SMEs

As a whole, SMEs have limited assets and inadequate collateral; their financial accounting is poor; they are often family-run, and lack professional management discipline. Important to lenders, their historical rates of default are high. In addition, relatively smaller loan and...

Zurich signs insurance agreement with SINOSURE

Zurich's Emerging Markets Solutions group, the political risk and trade credit insurance unit of Zurich, has signed a memorandum of…


SMEs facing financial crisis

These days small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are undergoing a financial crisis worse than that of 1997. While large companies…

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SME financing, a wake-up call to bankers – Institute...

The development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been on the official agenda since 1959, but only an estimated…


Funds to boost SMEs

Industry experts have observed that foreign venture capital (VC) worth US$1.5-2.0 bn (Rs 10,000 crore) from Sidbi's SSI Fund will…

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BoM to pick up IFC's 10% stake in Global...

Bank of Maharashtra says that it is interested in picking up International Finance Corporation's (IFC) 10% stake in Global Trade…

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Indicator of small-business financial health worsens in Q1

The ratio of overdue bank loans owed by South Korea's small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) rose 0.7 percentage point to…


Bumiputra-Commerce signs pact to speed up loan approvals for...

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been promised faster loan approvals by Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd (BCB). The bank has signed…


Malaysian banks to adopt two-phase approach to Basel II

Malaysian banks will adopt a two-phase approach in complying with the Basel II Capital Accord, says Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor.…

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United Base to help SMEs procure loans

United Base Consultancy Sdn Bhd, the financial consultant specialist, is keen to assist small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in procuring…


KSFC loans touch Rs 301 crore; plans to focus...

The Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC) assisted 1,300 new enterprises from various sectors during 2003-04, according to the managing director…


MFI-bank loan syndication needed for SME growth

Lack of access to credit is the main problem facing SMEs that provide over 87 per cent of total industrial…

Standard Chartered launches international receivables finance and signs credit...

China Export & Credit Insurance Corp (Sinosure) has signed a landmark deal with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to jointly offer…

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