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Commerzbank set to buy rival

Commerzbank will today announce it is buying Bavaria's loss-making SchmidtBank for between Ђ60m (US$75m) and Ђ70m, providing a glimmer of hope for the long-promised consolidation of Germany's fragmented banking sector. Commerzbank has held a 16 per cent stake in SchmidtBank...

BLC to be the first bank providing micro-credit loans...

Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce (BLC) will be the first bank in Lebanon to provide micro credit loans to small…


Economist advocates cheaper loans to help SMEs

Hernando De Soto, a Peruvian economist, at the invitation of President Gen Peervez Musharraf, delivered a lecture on Monday on…

#financial institutions#guarantee#MAN


FDA 2003 Q4 industry figures show volume increases across...

The Factors and Discounters Association (FDA) has released industry figures for quarter four and full year 2003. Total client sales…

#import factoring#invoice


New regional director for the Midlands

Venture Finance has announced the promotion of Cliff Meek to regional director of Structured Finance in the Midlands, based in…

#funding#i#management


Franchises benefit Africa, US companies – Ex-Im Bank director

J. Joseph Grandmaison, a board member of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), described the benefits of…

#bank#conference#investment


JMH Demica introduces Citadel Factor to revolutionise the European...

Prototype will be featured at BCR’s European Factoring Conference, Rome, 17-19 March JMH Demica today announced the launch of Citadel…


Trade finance – Export credit

China has two organisations providing official export credit support: the China Eximbank, which was established in 1994 and China Export…

#bank#exporters#exports


HYSEA plans fund to help SMEs market products

The Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA) is setting up a fund with support from state governments, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and…

#exporters#smes#software


Stake in Siam City Factoring sold

Siam City Bank has sold a 48.16 per cent stake (8,668,800 shares) held in Siam City Factoring at 0.35 bt…

#3M#bank


ECGC identifies factoring as key business growth area

Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd (ECGC), now beefed up with a higher equity base, has identified factoring services…

#bank#exporters#exports


Banco do Brasil boosts export lending 17%; SMEs benefit

Brazilian federal bank Banco do Brasil (BB) boosted export lending under its Proex programme by 17% in January to US$9.6m,…

World Bank and Turkey sign export finance loan deal

The World Bank and Turkey have signed a US$303m Export Finance Intermediation Loan (EFIL) Agreement. The agreement was signed by…

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