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Perspective
31 January 2017

Locked out of the bank

WIth the costs associated with tighter bank regulation dampening the appetite of banks for SME business, and non-bank providers charging heavy margins, the beginnings of a global SME funding crunch are in place. Are ECAs doing enough to meet the needs of a growing number of cash-strapped SME exporters and supply chain providers?

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