Significant uncertainty lies ahead for import and export businesses, the HKMA said. The scheme will fully expire at the end of October.
July 21, 2022MAS 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, 2022The 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, 2021Corporate customers can further extend their trade facilities for another 90 days until the end of October, when the scheme will expire.
July 16, 2021The 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, 2021The 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, 2021The central bank has extended its SME lending programme by six months and removed its upper limit of JPY 100 billion per institution.
December 23, 2020The proposals could improve the competitive position of standardised banks relative to advanced banks, particularly in relation to residential mortgage portfolios.
December 10, 2020The expansion brings the total available funding under the term lending facility to about A$200 billion, said RBA governor Philip Lowe.
September 3, 2020Sri 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