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                    [ArticleID] => 533089
                    [Title] => SME lending seen to drop by P1 billion this year
                    [Summary] => 

Lending for micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) is expected to go down by P1 billion this year when compared to last year as a result of the financial crisis that has hit most of the countries worldwide.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 496999 [Title] => Cebuano exporters anticipate share from MSME state fund [Summary] =>

Cebuano exporters are hoping to get a share of the government’s financial support to help the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as market recovery is on its way up.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263963 [Title] => Landbank lending to priority sectors reaches P74.7-B in 6 months [Summary] => The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has breached its full-year target of P74.7 billion in loans and technical assistance package to priority sectors such as agriculture and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in only the first six months of 2004, a top bank official said.

The priority sectors include the farmers and fisherfolk, SMEs and micro-enterprises, livelihood projects, agribusiness, agri-infrastructure, agri-related projects and environment-related projects.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 258039 [Title] => LBP allots P10B/yr for lending to SMEs [Summary] => The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) plans to allocate at least P10 billion annually in the next six years for lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The Landbank, the largest contributor to the SME Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth (Sulong) program of the Arroyo administration, has released a total of P12.7 billion as of last year, or about 47 percent of total releases under the program.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252191 [Title] => SB Corp lowers lending rates [Summary] => Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.) is reducing its lending rates for rural banks, cooperatives and other micro-finance oriented partners for re-lending to their micro-entrepreneur borrowers.

SME-Funding Entrypoint for Entrepreneurs in Livelihood program (SME-FEEL program) lowers and aligns its interest rate to the SME Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth or SULONG, which is the national government’s credit window for small and medium enterprises.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banking [SectionUrl] => banking [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233589 [Title] => Gov’t releases P21-M under SME unified lending scheme [Summary] => The government has released a total of P21 million under the small and medium enterprises (SME) Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth or SULONG program.

This was reported yesterday by Acting Trade and Industry Secretary Adrian Cristobal in a yearend press briefing.

The SULONG financing program is part of government’s effort to help the small and medium enterprise sector which accounts for 99 percent of the total establishments in the country and employs 70 percent of the labor force.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226282 [Title] => IFC willing to finance SMEs in RP [Summary] => The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank, is willing to provide financing for small and medium enterprises, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, said yesterday.

Roxas met last week with IFC officials, led by IFC country manager Vipul Bhagat, to discuss a possible financing scheme for SMEs with counterpart funding from the government through the National Development Corp. (NDC) and the private sector.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 222897 [Title] => Roxas urges GFIs to speed up processing of SME loans [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II urged yesterday government financial institutions (GFIs) to expedite loan applications under the SME Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth (Sulong) program.

Roxas said a faster processing of Sulong loan applications would strengthen the National SME Development Agenda and spur economic growth in the provinces and encourage more entrepreneurs to expand their businesses.

The DTI chief said that small and medium enterprises or SMEs make up 99 percent of all businesses in the country.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221521 [Title] => P10B pautang inilabas [Summary] => Nakapagpalabas na ang pamahalaan ng kabuuang P10.88 bilyong pautang sa unang anim na buwan ng taon para sa maliliit at katamtamang laking mga industriya sa ilalim ng Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth.

Ayon kay Trade and Industry Secretary Mar Roxas, ang pautang na ito na may 9% interest ay naglalayong maisulong ang pagpapaunlad ng maliliit na industriya at pabrika.

Ang katamtamang pautang sa maliliit na industriya ay umaabot sa P1.2 milyon.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215762 [Title] => DTI allots P10B for SMEs [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is allotting an additional P10 billion for the SME Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth (Sulong) program.

This was announced yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II, who added that the applicable interest rates under the program would be maintained for the rest of the year.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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