East & Partners

Sector: Lending

(12 December 2005 – China) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is looking to increase its lending to SMEs...

(9 December 2005 – Australia) A strong business lending performance is one of the key drivers behind Bank of Queensland’s...

(18 November 2005 – Australia) SME focussed commercial lender Financial Resource Limited (FRL) is set to take a 75 percent...

(11 November 2005 – Malaysia) CIMB, BCB and SME Bank have entered into an alliance aimed at improving the banking...

(10 November 2005 – Australia) The market for business lending products that are not secured against bricks and mortar is...

(31 October 2005 – Australia) Australia’s fifth largest bank, St George, has posted a record profit after tax of A$828...

(21 September 2005 – Australia) After sustained periods of upwards repricing, banks continue re-pricing their lending spreads downwards in the...

(26 August 2005 – Australia) Bank of Queensland has repriced its business term loans as part a wider push into...

(19 August 2005 – Australia) National Australia Bank is looking to consolidate its position as the leading lender to small...

(9 August 2005 – Australia) Almost one third of all Commercial (middle markets) companies and SMEs will source their lending...