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The IFC earlier met with officials of the Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB) to look into possible areas of cooperation.  


"It is still exploratory," Suzanne Felix, CTB executive director, said.  


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However, rural bankers welcome the SPAV bill as it is perceived to help alleviate the entire banking industry from the burden of disposing of its bad debts.


Unofficial estimates indicate that the entire banking industry’s non-performing loans (NPLs) is more than 18 percent last year from the 15 percent the year before.


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The IFC earlier met with officials of the Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB) to look into possible areas of cooperation.  


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However, rural bankers welcome the SPAV bill as it is perceived to help alleviate the entire banking industry from the burden of disposing of its bad debts.


Unofficial estimates indicate that the entire banking industry’s non-performing loans (NPLs) is more than 18 percent last year from the 15 percent the year before.


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IFC may extend grant to thrift banks for SME lending

By Ted P. Torres | December 11, 2006 - 12:00am

The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank, is interested in extending a technical assistance (TA) grant to thrift banks for small and medium enterprise (SME) lending....

Business

SPAV bill overlooked rural banks – RBAP

By Ted P. Torres | April 9, 2002 - 12:00am

The rural banking sector is asking Congress to include bigger tax breaks to business groups interested in acquiring their bad assets in the proposed special purpose asset vehicle (SPAV) bill. However, rural bankers...

Banking