Market News
February 2012
SMEs need government assistance to grow, said the Standard
February 2012
Octopus hopes HK$3 tip will win over cabbies, said the S.C.M.P.
February 2012
HK$100b committed to help SMEs thrive, said the Standard
February 2012
Prepare for a downturn, John Tsang warns, said the Standard
January 2012
Ernst & Young urges more help for small firms, said the S.C.M.P.
January 2012
Singapore GDP shrinks, recession looms, said the Reuters
December 2011
Online merchants rail against Taobao, said the S.C.M.P.
December 2011
Cactus Salon near oasis in loan desert, said www.newsday.com
December 2011
Western economies look more troubled than at the start of 2011, said HSBCnet
December 2011
Test case on cash firm may change lending landscape, said the S.C.M.P.
December 2011
The Cardboard Beginnings of the Credit Card, said the New York Times
November 2011
Should Owners Have to Bet the House? said the New York Times
November 2011
Keys to calculating start-up success, said the S.C.M.P.
November 2011
Shadow looms over China, said the Reuter
November 2011
Bad plastic debt hits 10 billion yuan, said the S.C.M.P.
November 2011
To Raise Cash, Restaurants Turn to the Crowd, said the New York Times
October 2011
Business on the brink, SMEs say, said the S.C.M.P.
October 2011
Group-buying websites going out of business, said the S.C.M.P.
October 2011
S.M.E. credit crisis ‘could sweep China’, said the S.C.M.P.
October 2011
Coupon Sites Are a Great Deal, But Not Always to Merchants, said the New York Times
September 2011
Octopus Card expands into worthy causes, said the S.C.M.P.
September 2011
Backs-to-the-mall, said the S.C.M.P.
September 2011
In India, online retailers take a new track, said the New York Times
August 2011
It’s a jungle out there on the supermarket turf, said the Standard
August 2011
Basics of Accounting Are Vital to Survival For Entrepreneurs, said the New York Times
August 2011
Shopper Receipts Join Paperless Age, said the New York Times
July 2011
Shops rents hit all time high, said the S.C.M.P.
July 2011
Hackers Shift Attacks to Small Firms, said Wall Street Journal
July 2011
Banks and firms feel loans squeeze, said the S.C.M.P.
July 2011
Higher loan shark interest hurting firms, said the S.C.M.P.
June 2011
No cash? Pay taxi fares by flashing the plastic, said the S.C.M.P.
May 2011
HK-wired-for-internet-shopping, said the S.C.M.P.
May 2011
Breaking A Vicious Circle: at last, a lender of “next resort” for the F & B industry, said the BAR TALK
Jan 2011
Nervous banks squeeze yoga centres’ funds , said The S.C.M.P.
December 2010
Sweeping changes on the cards, says The Standard
December 2010
Police in probe of business funding, says SCMP.
December 2010
Financing a Small Business in Turbulent Times, says The Executive Centre Newsletter – December 2010
November 2010
The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (HKMC) will launch the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme from January 1 next year to help local small and medium-sized enterprises obtain sustainable bank financing, Financial Secretary John Tsang announced on Monday.
Novermber 2010
SME guarantee scheme to launch, says News.gov.hk
November 2010
On Deck Capital Targets Businesses Banks Won’t Touch says Business Week
October 2010
Maybe Your Old Credit Card Is Smart Enough says New York Times.
Aug 2010
Bank sets up fresh SME scheme, says the Standard.
Jul 2010
With Squeeze on Credit, Microlending Blossoms, says the New York TImes.
Jun 2010
Various financing options to finance a growing business, says Wall Street Journal.
Jun 2010
Entrepreneurs still find it hard to get loans, says Wall Street Journal
Apr 2010
SME booster scheme taps $23.5b from lender, says the Standard
Feb 2010
Regulators Urge Banks to Lend to Small Businesses, says in the Wall Street Journal
Feb 2010
SMEs regaining confidence: HSBC Survey
Jan 2010
Loans hit 1 trillion yuan in 20 days, says in the SCMP
Jan 2010
Chinese Banks’ Bad Loans Down in 2009: CBRC, says in the ABC news
Dec 2009
Merchants Bank to boost lending, says in the SCMP
Dec 2009
Surviving the Credit Crunch with alternatives, says in the AOL Small Business
Nov 2009
HSBC lends HK$18b to SMEs, says worst over, says in the SCMP
Oct 2009
Mainland banks see fall in NPL ratio, says in the SCMP
Oct 2009
Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions, says in the Huffington Post
Oct 2009
Credit Tightens for Small Businesses, says in the New York Times
Oct 2009
Financial innovation to help the poor, says in The Economist
Oct 2009
Out From India’s Alleys, Gold Loans Gain Respect, says in the New York Times
Sep 2009
Alibaba looking to extend its Ali-loan credit assistance scheme for its paying member companies across the country, says in the SCMP
Sep 2009
New SME lending solutions in China allow private firms wider access to financing, says in the SCMP
July 2009
Loan Guarantee Scheme Gets Higher Ceiling and Extension, says in the Journal of The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
July 2009
Third party players are shaking up the payments landscape in Asia Pacific, says KPMG in their newly issued card payments report.
June 2009
SMEs struggling to operate with cash flow drying up, says in the British Chamber of Commerce article.
April 2009
SMEs struggle to Survive Amid Crisis, says in the Journal of The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
