All posts tagged "working capital"
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356MalaysiaBNM Launches New Financing Facility for ‘High Tech’ SMEs
The facility will cater to SMEs in advanced manufacturing and services sectors as well as those participating in key government programmes.
December 21, 2020 -
718Malaysia
BNM Announces Targeted Borrower Relief Under Record National Budget
Among the measures, BNM will establish a 2bn ringgit facility for SMEs to borrow from participating FIs at concessionary rates and with a government guarantee.
November 10, 2020 -
937FeatureMAS Extends Liquidity Facility for FIs to Support SME Lending
Enterprise Singapore has likewise extended its Temporary Bridging Loan Programme and its trade loan financing scheme, and enhanced its project loan financing scheme.
October 13, 2020 -
795TaiwanTaiwan FSC Issues New Rules on Domestic OBU Accounts
About 90,000 of Taiwan's 130,000 OBU accounts are owned by overseas firms that are actually Taiwanese companies.
September 28, 2020 -
1.6KAsia-PacificBangladesh Bank Spares No Effort to Boost CMSME Lending
In the past week, the central bank has sharply eased loan classification and provisioning rules, and offered credit guarantees, to try and address an unwillingness among banks to lend to small businesses.
July 28, 2020 -
925Asia-PacificSri Lanka Banks No Longer ‘Scared’ to grant Covid-19 Loans
Banks no longer need to risk weight the loans against capital due to a guarantee scheme announced by CBSL earlier this month.
July 23, 2020 -
1.4KChinaCBIRC Issues Final Rules for Banks Engaged in Online Lending
Online loans by banks should generally not exceed a one year term or 200,000 yuan per household. Banks must ensure loan proceeds are not used for property or risky investments.
July 23, 2020 -
725Australia & NZAustralia Extends Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme
With the extension, the government is expanding the allowed purpose of the loans, increasing the maximum loan size and duration, and allowing secured lending and repayment holidays.
July 21, 2020 -
587Asia-PacificSri Lanka: CBSL to Absorb Credit Risk on Business Loans
The CBSL will provide credit guarantees ranging from 80% for smaller loans to 50% for larger loans issued to businesses affected by Covid-19.
July 2, 2020 -
1.5KAsia-Pacific
Sri Lanka Cuts Statutory Reserve Ratio, Expands Lending Facility
The CBSL has cut the statutory reserve ratio by 200 basis points, releasing $617mn in liquidity in the banking system. The size of its re-finance facility has also been tripled.
June 17, 2020
