FeaturedFinanceTamweel Aloula: Changing Saudi’s SME landscapeWebAdminFebruary 13, 2023 by WebAdminFebruary 13, 2023 Tamweel Aloula seeks to provide a unique digital experience, facilitating the process of obtaining financing solutions from anywhere and at any time... Read more
BankingFeaturedSMEs & Digitalisation Through SME Colony Mobile AppWebAdminJanuary 10, 2022January 27, 2022 by WebAdminJanuary 10, 2022January 27, 2022 AFFIN BANK’s SME Colony is a unique multi-partner digital platform for SMEs to find the right business solutions... Read more
FeaturedFinancePrivate Equity fund manager Ascent finalises $100 mn funds for SME in East AfricaWebAdminMay 25, 2021 by WebAdminMay 25, 2021 The investor will primarily target minority and majority acquisitions for amounts between $4 mn and $15 mn... Read more
BankingFeaturedGoogle, EIF to offer $75 mn funding for SMEs in LatamInternational Finance Business DeskFebruary 18, 2021February 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskFebruary 18, 2021February 19, 2021 The funds are a part of an $800 million initiative designed to cope the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineSMEs in the UK find relief in lendingWebAdminJanuary 25, 2021January 29, 2021 by WebAdminJanuary 25, 2021January 29, 2021 The government has widened the scope for SME lending through state-backed schemes and programmes to sail through the crisis... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedEbury, MarketFinance enable emergency lendings for SMEs in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 10, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 10, 2020 MarketFinance will offer both its CBILS loans and revolving credit facilities to Ebury’s UK SME base... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyWiserfunding forays into India with AI-backed risk assessmentInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 26, 2020 The tool is a artificial intelligence-backed cloud-based credit risk assessment targeting SMEs... Read more
BankingFeaturedDTB Kenya to receive Sh5.4 bn loan from IFCInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 The loan will help the bank to finance SMEs that are largely affected by the protracted pandemic... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineBrazil’s new loan facility for SMEsWebAdminJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020 by WebAdminJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020 SMEs are vital to strengthen the Brazilian economy which continues to be one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus in Latam... Read more
EconomyFeaturedChina launches $5 bn fund to support SMEsPritam BordoloiJune 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJune 25, 2020 Two Chinese ministries have teamed up to launch the National Small Medium Enterprises Development Fund... Read more