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SME Lending

Survey reveals SME lending still restricted

An ISME Bank Watch Survey shows that banks are continuing to restrict lending to the Irish SME sector (more…)

State Bank of India cuts SME lending rates

The country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, today cut lending rates on loans for small and medium enterprises.…


EIB to double SME lending facilities for Eastern Europe

The European Investment Bank is extending 11 million euros to Central, Eastern and Southern European SME lenders. (more…)

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UK banks 'very much open' to new SME lending

Despite criticism that the banking sector has cut off SMEs, a new report has found that over half of these…


EIB to increase SME lending by 50%

The European Investment Bank's board of directors has approved the Corporate Operational Plan 09-11, setting out increased lending targets to…

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Banks urged to show support for growth strategy by...

Mainland regulators are asking banks to further loosen their restrictions on loans to SMEs, in support of Beijing's economic stimulus measures…


Kbank to focus on SME lending

Kasikornbank plans to shift its focus toward SMEs due to lower overall risk, according to executive vice-president Pakorn Partanapat (more…)


Government to monitor banks' SME lending

Ministers have announced the creation of a new panel to monitor how banks are lending money to small companies (more…)

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SME lending vital to curb recession

The government needs to pressure banks to lend to SMEs as a way of combating a shrinking GDP according to an…


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…

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EBRD provides US$50m loan to UkrSibbank to open long-term...

JSCIB UkrSibbank, has attracted a US$50m credit line from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (more…)


EBRD provides loan to Eximbank for SME lending

Eximbank, is receiving a Euro20m EBRD credit to provide private SMEs with medium to long-term loans to finance the modernisation…

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Bank adopts new SME lending approach

Bank lending to SMEs has been falling short by P67bn to P180bn of the sectors yearly funding requirement despite government…

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