Korea

Citibank Korea unveiled a new customised service package designed to provide comprehensive benefits for small businesses and professionals

Domestic lenders have shifted their focus to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) from households for their main source of income this year

SME finance is characterised by information asymmetries; a lack of credit information about SME borrowers and non-existence of SME-specific credit evaluation tools

A senior official at Korea Enterprise Data says the credit bureau industry is a key instrument in facilitating access to finance for small-and medium-sized companies

To meet the capital needs of small firms, which often have short credit histories and insufficient financial data, banks need to adopt a more systemic approach throughout

Data from Korea's financial regulator and the central bank show that small- and medium-sized companies continue to take out corporate loans. The Financial Supervisory Service announced that

Small business is big business for the Eximbank of Korea. As the official export credit agency, the Eximbank strives to provide comprehensive support to small- and medium-sized companies

Korea needs to be open to change and exploring new territory to survive in the global marketplace, said the head of the state-run export credit insurance agency

Based on a study by the Commerce Ministry covering 1988 to 2005, for every 10 per cent the Korea won strengthens, the number of Korean exporters falls by

Korean banks boosted lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the second quarter of 2006 after the government tightened lending rules for