February 23, 2025
Financial Assets

China sees robust growth in loans to small, micro firms

Employees work on the production line of a high-tech company in Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Official data showed that China saw robust growth in the outstanding sum of loans to small and micro companies by the end of 2024 amid government efforts to encourage inclusive financing. By the end of the fourth quarter (Q4) of

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Financial Assets

Banks to identify MSME stress before turning their accounts to NPA

A worker operates a machine inside a small scale manufacturing unit in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court has held that banks or creditors are required to identify the incipient stress in the account of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), before their accounts turn into non-performing assets. A Bench headed

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