Market Watch
SME Banking Practice
IFC Financial Institutions Group
IFC.org/SMEFinance
June 2018
Global Interest
Kabbage predicts 20% of all SME lending could be mobile by year-end
Asset Finance International
Global SMEs Set to Benefit From Blockchain-Based Financial Services Marketplace
Forbes
Regulation needs recalibrating
The Banker
[Registration required]
Report on the Results of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the Euro Area - October 2017 to March 2018
European Central Bank
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces successful launch of SME Alternative Financing platform and completion of first loan
Global Banking & Finance
5 tips to win in SME Banking and secure the digital future
Global Banking & Finance
Global SME Finance Forum Awards: Deadline 13 July
SME Finance Forum
IFC Regions
Middle East & Africa
IFC to invest $60 million in Bank of Africa to support SME lending in eight African countries
CNBC Africa
Additional coverage in
Finance: Agence Ecofin
[In French],
Le Matin
[In French],
DeviDiscourse
,
Africa Global Funds
,
The Financial
, and
New Business Ethiopia
IFC Invests $10 Million in Rwanda Bank
New Business Ethiopia
Additional coverage in
All Africa
and
New Times
IFC Press Release
World Bank approves Sh5 billion for SME loans
Additional coverage in
TechTrendsKE
and
Business Daily
Blockchain Tech Provides Solution to Financial Lack Faced by SMEs in Africa
EconoTimes
Kenyatta's Bank to ensure steady flow of capital for Kenyan suppliers
The Exchange
Entrepreneur Strives To Open South Africa's First Black Woman-Owned Bank
News One
Additional coverage in
Business Report
and
Moneyweb
Survey: Over 60% SMEs in UAE Expect 20% Growth in 2018
Albawaba
3 crucial things SMEs need to thrive, not just survive
AME Info
Saudi's PayTabs: Is this the future of banking?
Arabian Business
Additional coverage in
Arabian Business
Related video
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
IFC Invests in First Emerging Market Gender Bond by Garanti Bank with Support from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, to Boost Loans to Turkey's Women Entrepreneurs
IFC Press Release
Additional coverage in the
Hurriyet Daily News
,
Anadolu Agency
,
Daily Sabah
, and
Global Capital
IFC issues inaugural bonds in Uzbek soums
Uz Daily
IFC Helps Boost Access to Finance for Micro and Small Businesses and Farmers in Kosovo
IFC Press Release
Additional coverage in
The Financial
,
Emerging Europe
and
DeviDiscourse
Caixabank, reconocido como banco lider en el desarrollo del comercio exterior en paises emergentes
El Economista
[In Spanish]
ADB makes equity investment in Armenia's largest bank Ameriabank
BNE IntelliNews
ING flexes fintech muscles
FinExtra
Saxo Payments rolls out SME financing service
FinExtra
EIF & BGK Double Support for Polish SMEs
Emerging Europe
Additional coverage in
Xinhua
Polish group wants to launch start-up and SME lender in Romania
Romania-Insider.com
Southeast Europe: Performance of the Banking Sector
See News
IFC Provides $10 Million for Guatemala's Fundacion Genesis to Expand Access to Finance for Micro & Small Business Entrepreneurs
IFC Press Release
World Bank's IFC provides loan to Altum Capital for SMEs financing in Mexico
DeviDiscourse
Additional coverage
[All in Spanish]
in
NTX
(Agencia de Noticias del Estado Mexicano),
El Financiero
,
20 Minutos
,
ElEmpresario.mx
,
El Democrata
and
Azteca Digital
IFC and Dalus Capital stake $10 million on eFactor to boost Mexican fintech
IBS Intelligence
Additional coverage in
Bankless Times
Interview with Steven Puig, CEO, Banco BHD Leon
[Video]
The Banker
[Registration required]
Interview with Gabriel Eduardo Di Lelle, vice-president of innovation and digital transformation, Bancolombia
[Video]
The Banker
[Registration required]
IDB Invest and Banco Agricola partner to increase financing for SME in El Salvador
BNA Americas
[Registration Required]
IDB Loans $10m to Factotal for SME Leasing, Factoring, Vendor Finance in Chile, Peru
Microcapital Brief
Marcela Zetina, head of open innovation, BBVA Bancomer - View from LARC 2018
The Banker
[Registration required]
Asia & Pacific
IFC Invests in Senkadagala Finance, in partnership with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, to Increase Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs
IFC Press Release
IFC may extend up to $150m in financing to Thailand's TMB Bank
Deal Street Asia
[Subscription required]
Credit for women-owned SMEs falls short of demand
The Saigon Times
IFC names VPBank as best issuing bank partner for women-owned businesses
Vietnam Breaking News
Chinese fintech's global future is arriving now
Financial Times
[Registration required]
HSBC to lend more to SMEs despite risk
Economic Times
Nepal Investment signs loan mandate with IFC
The Himalayan Times
ADB workshop to take stock of challenges faced by SMEs in landlocked economies
DeviDiscourse
Movable asset lending is the future
Frontier Myanmar
Banks told to submit SME-finance plan in 20 days
Dawn
Digital SME Lenders Bank On Co-Lending To Make Their Presence Felt
Bloomberg
Quint
SIDBI Steps Up Refinancing Plans Amidst Focus On SME Lending
Bloomberg
Quint
P2P lending: Can India replicate the UK experience to achieve Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas?
Economic Times
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