Singapore

Singaporean business experts examine further ways to protect local SMEs following successful attemtps at insulation in recent years

OCBC Bank's head of Emerging Business urged local SMEs to be open and transparent when approaching banks for loans.

SPRING Singapore said Wednesday the credit situation for companies is improving

Exporters on Monday received a boost from the Government in a new scheme geared to protect them in the uncertain global economy

The value of loans to SMEs jumped 30 per cent last month from a year earlier

Local banks are reporting a major surge in applications from SMEs seeking loans under the Government's EUR1.15bn initiative to ease the impact of the credit crunch on businesses

The Singapore government will make it easier and cheaper for SMEs to get access to credit to keep their business going

Despite efforts made by the government to provide more financing options, few SMEs actually use them - and more still prefer to look to banks for funding sources

Amid robust economic growth in the region, the business landscape for SME firms is bubbling over with the heady scent of opportunities.

Banks are seeking a greater share of the SME banking business.