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Credit insurance scheme to start focus on short-term financing

The Government-run Youth Enterprise Development Fund is to start guaranteeing loans borrowed by its members from commercial banks as it seeks to interest more institutions to support upcoming ventures. (more…)

#bank#invoice#purchase order

Kenya Gatsby Trust sells factoring business project to financial...

Kenya Gatsby Trust announced the sale of controlling shares in its financial services project... (more…)


Consolidated bank raising funds to expand SME services

Kenya s Consolidated Bank is looking to raise 1.5 billion to fund expansion, with a focus on the SME finance…

#bank#invoice#trade


GroFin Africa Fund extends $160 million to African SMEs

A company specialising in financing general businesses, GroFin Africa Fund (GAF), yesterday launched a $160 million scheme for small and…


Banks shunned by SMEs as they to turn to...

Treasury figures indicate that demand for loans from the state-supported Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) rose dramatically in 2008.  (more…)

#bank#banks#smes


World Bank to triple funding to developing countries

The IFC, the World Bank's private lending arm, is to extend additional trade finance funding to developing nations. (more…)

#bank#international#International Trade


SMEs want State to consolidate funding

The private sector is rooting for a single ministry or department to be charged with consolidating the government's funding to…


Global credit crunch set to hurt local SME's

SMEs are set to be adversely affected by more stringent lending conditions arising from the prevailing global credit crisis (more…)

#banks#funding#JP Morgan


Central Bank Governor calls for increase in SME lending

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has asked banks to increase lending to SMEs after Governor Njuguna Ndungu took issue with local…

#bank#international#management


PTA Bank extends Sh750m credit facility to K-Rep

Small and medium sized enterprises are set to benefit from a Sh750m credit line extended to the K-rep bank from…


Quest Holdings International partners with Experian to establish a...

Experian, the global information services company, has signed an agreement to supply Quest Risk Solutions, a subsidiary of Quest Holdings…


Barclays increases unsecured loan limit for SME Customers

Barclays Bank has increased the unsecured business loan limit for the segment in an effort to support growth in the…

IFC to focus on financing SMEs in East Africa

International Finance Corporation will lend to the financial sector and will target at least 200 SMEs. (more…)

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