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Fortis president Maurice Lippens honoured

King Albert II of Belgium has conferred upon Count Maurice Lippens the honour of Grand Officer of the Order of Lйopold II in recognition of services rendered. This exceptional decoration was presented to Mr Lippens by Finance Minister Didier Reynders...

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Lebanon targets money laundering

Central bank governor Riad Salameh announced Lebanon has become a role model for other countries in the region, following the…

#anti-money laundering#bank#banks


The year 2003 was a good one for the...

The Special Investigation Commission (SIC), which was set up by the authorities to investigate money-laundering activity in Lebanon, received 272…

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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…

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United Finance net profit up 10%

United Finance Company SAOG (UFC), one of the fastest growing non-banking financial institutions in Oman and the Middle East, has…

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SME Bank expects loans to jump 28.5%

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) predicts its credit line will jump 28.5% to 36…

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Supreme Court hears Sorabjee on Securitisation Act

Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee today defended the Securitisation Act in the Supreme Court. The Court was hearing petitions challenging…

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More than half of all loans go to SMEs...

According to a survey by China’s central bank value-added industrial output recorded by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) was 1,400…

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Government to address SMEs’ weak capital base

With insufficient capital investment in the financial market of Ghana’s economy, the government, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic…

#economy#financial institutions#funding


Credit access a problem for SMEs

Despite commitments by financing institutions to fully support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), most entrepreneurs are still finding it hard…

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Fortis Bank wins withdrawal of rogue website set up...

A few days ago Fortis Bank detected a fraudulent site called ‘Fortisexpressbank.com’ on which improper use was made of its…

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Caribbean Financial Services Corporation to fund SMEs from Ђ8...

The Barbados-based Caribbean Financial Services Corporation (CFSC) has received funds of Ђ8 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to…

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IFD notice to members counter terrorism laws – an...

Executive Summary Included in this Notice is a summary of the Commonwealth counter terrorism laws as they affect members together…

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