All posts tagged "SME lending"
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810ESG / SustainabilitySingapore Govt, MAS to Extend Support for Businesses
MAS is extending its SGD facility to support SME lending. Singapore will target net zero emissions by or around 2050, which was previously the target for halving emissions.
February 21, 2022 -
773AML / KYCHKMA Asks Banks for ‘Active Participation’ in CDI Initiative
The HKMA is seeking to link the new CDI to the Commercial Credit Rating Agency and Companies Registry to enhance risk management in the banking industry.
December 24, 2021 -
183Hong Kong
HKMA Announces Final Extension for Trade Loan Deferrals
Corporate customers can further extend their trade facilities for another 90 days until the end of October, when the scheme will expire.
July 16, 2021 -
326Australia & NZRBA Makes Plea for Banks to Ease Approach to SME Lending
The RBA's Christopher Kent says banks have tightened lending standards for SMEs, charging them more and imposing more restrictive terms on their loans.
March 22, 2021 -
317Australia & NZRBA Unexpectedly Announces Extension of QE Programme
The RBA’s first-ever quantitative easing programme was due to expire in mid-April. It will now be extended until at least October.
February 3, 2021 -
349JapanBOJ Extends SME Lending Scheme, Pledges Continued Monetary Easing
The central bank has extended its SME lending programme by six months and removed its upper limit of JPY 100 billion per institution.
December 23, 2020 -
454Big PictureAPRA’s Revised Capital Rules Could Promote Competition: Fitch
The proposals could improve the competitive position of standardised banks relative to advanced banks, particularly in relation to residential mortgage portfolios.
December 10, 2020 -
541Australia & NZ
RBA Expands Low-cost Term Lending Facility for Banks
The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.
September 3, 2020 -
993Asia-PacificBanks ‘Must’ Pass on Reduce Rates to Borrowers: CBSL
Sri Lanka's central bank has cut interest rates again and is ramping up pressure for banks to reduce the rates they charge borrowers, particularly small businesses.
July 10, 2020 -
3.2KCapital / LiquidityHKMA Support Measures and the Impact to the Banking Industry
Pierre Latrobe at Mazars discusses recent HKMA initiatives taken in response to Covid-19 and their implications for Hong Kong banks, highlighting credit risk as a growing threat.
May 13, 2020
