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Study: A Third of European SMEs hindered by lack...

Access to finance is still a problem for SMEs across Europe despite the emerging recovery with a third of smaller firms not getting the funding they applied for in 2013, according to research by the European Commission and European Central...

#bank#guarantee#international

Indian banks reluctant to finance SMEs due to lack...

Sudebh Sarbadhikary, CEO of India Factoring confirms bunks unwillingness to finance SMEs due to high risks associated with the sector.…

#funding#India Factoring#management


AGF partners with consortium to finance Cameroonian SMEs

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has signed a protocol agreement, worth US$ 100 million, with the Cameroonian Cartel of Businesses…


BFS reveals sources of business advice for SMEs

Friends and family are the most trusted sources of business advice for small business owners, more so than accountants, financial…


North East SMEs reject traditional finance

Businesses across the North of England are turning to alternative forms of finance over the last six months. (more…)

#bank#financial services#funding


Fitch Ratings: SMEs remain reliant on bank loans for...

Fitch suggests that SME collateralised loan obligations so far remain uneconomic. (more…)

#bank#bank loan#funding


Non-bank lending to SMEs reaches five-year high

Non-bank lending to SMEs has reached the highest level since 2008, as more enterprises turn to alternative sources of credit…

#bank#Bank of England#commercial finance


EIB supports Slovenian SMEs with EUR50m financing deal

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 50 million to Banka Sparkasse d.d. to finance projects of SMEs, mid-caps…


Working Capital Partners launch new Export Overdraft facility for...

Selective Invoice Finance specialists Working Capital Partners have launched a new Export Overdraft facility for small businesses, enabling them to…

#bank#invoice#payment terms


Study: Thousands of UK SMEs missing out on opportunities...

New research from Experian has today revealed the towns and industries in the UK where businesses have the right characteristics…

#Commercial Credit#international#risk


IFC study: Financing gap for SMEs in developing economies...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has released a new study that reports on the state of the credit gap for…

#credit gap#forum#international


Central Bank of Ireland: Share of bank borrowing by...

Irish small and medium businesses are the most reliant in Europe on bank financing, the Central Bank said.  (more…)

EBRD channels USD100m through Garanti Bank for Turkish SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is channelling up to US$100 million (up to EUR73 million) to one…

#bank#SME financing#SME lending

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