loans - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:24:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 EFTA: A Tanzanian Finance Company Specialised in Serving SMEs and Farmers /efta-a-tanzanian-finance-company-specialised-in-serving-smes-and-farmers.htm Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:24:30 +0000 /efta-a-tanzanian-finance-company-specialised-in-serving-smes-and-farmers.htm Coy Buckley gives an overview of EFTA, a Tanzanian finance company specialised in serving small and medium enterprises and farmers, through equipment loans of up to USD 80,000.

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]]> EFTA’s Innovative Lending Model Provides Equipment Loans to Tanzanians /efta-s-innovative-lending-model-provides-equipment-loans-to-tanzanians.htm Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:18:02 +0000 /efta-s-innovative-lending-model-provides-equipment-loans-to-tanzanians.htm Coy Buckley, CEO of EFTA (Equity for Tanzania), explains how the company manages to achieve a very low NPL (non-performing loan) ratio of only 5 to 6% of the loans ending in repossession.

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]]> Saudi Fund for Development: Implemented 500 Projects worth US$ 8bn /saudi-fund-for-development-implemented-500-projects-worth-us-8bn.htm Wed, 06 May 2015 14:11:47 +0000 /saudi-fund-for-development-implemented-500-projects-worth-us-8bn.htm The Saudi Fund started in 1975. We are now dealing with more than 80 countries. So far, we have successfully implemented 500 projects. Our capital value is 30 billion Saudi Riyal, which is equivalent to 8 billion dollars.

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]]> Credit history of Egypt – the role of The Egyptian Credit Bureau (iScore) /credit-history-of-egypt-the-role-of-the-egyptian-credit-bureau-iscore.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:52:29 +0000 /credit-history-of-egypt-the-role-of-the-egyptian-credit-bureau-iscore.htm The Egyptian Credit Bureau - or iScore - was founded in 2005 by a consortium of 26 banks. "We are here to help the customers rationalise their credit and help the banks evaluate and make rational credit decisions when granting a loan to a customer," explains Mohamed Kafafi, Chairman and CEO of the institution.

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]]> Largest Lender in Libya: Lending in Libya and Loans /largest-lender-in-libya-lending-in-libya-and-loans.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:11:31 +0000 /largest-lender-in-libya-lending-in-libya-and-loans.htm One of the more challenging aspect of banking in Libya is the lack of adequate lending to the private sector. Moreover, with the Islamic banking reform (all banks in Libya must become Islamic by 2015), many banks are hesitant to lend money on the backdrop of uncertain future.

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