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SMEs expect higher revenue 2004, but not profit growth

Singapore's small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are expecting an increase in sales this year, but they don't expect this to translate to higher profits or result in more people being hired, a survey by Grant Thornton International indicates. While a...

#Bill#international#regulation

Eximbank cuts export loan rates

State Minister Kursad Tuzmen has announced that Eximbank has cut its short-term lira export loan rates by two per cent…

#bank#exporters#interest


SMEs lack knowledge of intellectual property rules

Many local businesses and institutions are not in a position to benefit from intellectual property (IP) because of their lack…


Cheap credit tap opens for SMEs

With large blue chip companies no longer knocking on banks' doors, bankers today are lending against the receivables of SMEs.…


Official export-credit programmes

Teximbank operates programmes designed to insure exports against commercial and political risks. The majority of the companies accessing the service…

#exports#political risks#risk


Banks squeezed to lend more

Bankers reacted negatively to the government's move to prod lenders to free up loans to consumers and small companies. A…

#bank#cash-flow#liquidity


Smaller companies experience liquidity squeeze

Growing numbers of small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are experiencing a liquidity squeeze as a consequence of rising costs in…

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Financial help vital for private businesses

China's top legislators and advisers are calling for the government to beef up efforts to solve funding difficulties that affect…


Financial Secretary Henry Tang’s maiden budget well received

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is taking firm measures to rein in its budget deficit, which…


Economy shows no signs of slowing

China's industrial output soared 23.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, official data shows, suggesting the economy is…

#economy#exports#investment


Economic growth expected to exceed government forecast

Singapore is poised for its strongest economic growth in 4 years. The Singapore economy is expected to grow at the…


SMEs’ exports helped by proxy overseas offices

KOTRA's overseas offices, which serve as foreign branch offices for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), helped chalked up US$1.02…

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Opportunities for SMEs

Sarawak ranks high among other States in Malaysia that generated investments for the country last year with a contribution of…

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