Market Watch
SME Banking Practice
IFC Financial Institutions Group
IFC.org/SMEFinance
April 2018
Global Interest
Deloitte: 6 themes driving banking-industry trends in 2018
Deloitte.com
For today's SMEs, relationship banking and digital services must both play a role
Global Banking and Finance
Key future opportunities for Islamic finance in focus
Gulf Times
Nominations Open for the Global SME Finance Awards
SME Finance Forum
IFC Regions
Middle East &
Africa
European Bank, IFC will invest $100 million
Business News Lebanon
IFC, SME Finance Forum to seek solutions to Africa's $331Bn SME finance gap
DeviDiscourse.com
Additional coverage in
Development Aid
,
CapitalBusiness
,
New Business Ethiopia
,
WebWire.com
and
All Africa
New agreements with IFC for African SMEs
[In French]
Le Matin
Ghana's Credit Reporting and Collateral Registry Opened
News Ghana
FNB says it registers 3,000 new companies on its digital channels every month
BusinessTech
Kenya: Bank of Africa Kick-Starts SME Engagement Forums
The African Business Fortune Magazine
DBN engages nine banks to fund SMEs
The Nation
Exploring business opportunities: SME Toolkit
The Nation
France provides CFA17.7 billion to support Agriculture SMEs
Business Cameroon
Cameroon: What business wants
The Africa Report
Middle East's best bank for SMEs 2018: Arab Bank
EuroMoney.com
Why MENA makes sense for the EBRD
[Registration Required]
The Banker
Dubai to invest Dh1 billion to launch the region's first digital bank
OpenGovAsia.com
Tech to Bridge $1.5 Trillion Trade Finance Gap and Accelerate SME Growth Over Next Decade, Predicts DMCC in New Research
Asia One
Report
Additional coverage in
CPI Financial
and
DeviDiscourse.com
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
IFC Helps KEP Trust Boost Access to Finance for Smaller Businesses and Farmers in Kosovo
IFC Press Release
Coverage in
DeviDiscourse.com
New EBRD financing to Bulgaria's ProCredit Bank
The Financial
IFC to continue improving access to financing for private SMEs in Azerbaijan
[Subscription required]
Trend News Agency
Bancolombia Launches Resource Platform for Small Businesses
Finance Colombia
Sharp Deterioration in the SME Segment
[In Spanish]
Portafolio
Banking in Brazil: Economic Growth Underpins Healthier Outlook
[Subscription Required]
BNAmericas
Santander Brasil opens branch just for SMEs
[Subscription Required]
BNAmericas
Affirm will double credit placement
[In Spanish]
El Financiero
Santander streamlines SME accounts
[In Spanish]
El Financiero
Kai Schmitz, IFC, on fintech investing in Latin America
Iupana
Fiduciaria del Norte provides $2.8 million in credit to SMEs
Chaco Día Por Día
Asia & Pacific
Alibaba unit Ant Financial to buy 20% stake in Bangladesh payments firm bKash
Additional coverage in
Finance Asia
,
Medium
and
Xinhua
Bangladesh finance minister looks to smaller, simpler sector
[Subscription Required]
The Banker
Amret to get $40 million from IFC to expand microfinance loan portfolio
Phnom Penh Post
MFI-turned-banks must not forget their mission: Mengistu Alemayehu, IFC
The Economic Times
IFC may extend $20mn to Central Finance to boost lending to agri SMEs
MirrorBusiness
Additional coverage in
Deal Street Asia
IFC proposes to extend $50m local currency debt to Sri Lankan lender NDB
Deal Street Asia
Innovative Partnership-Support Program Signed for SME Development in Mongolia
OANA (Organization of Asia-Pacific News Organizations)
ADB, CITI partner on new risk product to help SMEs
VietNam News
Indosurya Finance revamps website, targets SMEs
DigitalNewsAsia.com
Government to set up SME data centre to provide loans to 100 entrepreneurs in Yangon
DeviDiscourse.com
PayMate CEO On India's SME Lending Watershed Moment
Pymnts.com
India's small businesses find credit in short supply after mega-fraud
Economic Times/ET Rise
Lending institutions for SMEs on cards
Himalayan Times
Thai Banks Increased Operating Profit in Q1 2018
Thailand Business News
Finance: RHB plans to win over SMEs with digital agenda
The Edge Markets
Myanmar: Despite President's Pledge, Credit Still Inaccessible for SMEs
Myanmar Times
Additional coverage in
The Nation
Asean to use fintech as financial inclusion boost
The Business Times
In This Issue
Middle East & Africa
Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean
Asia & Pacific
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4-6 June 2018
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13-14 June 2018
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3-4 October 2018
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5-7 November 2018
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