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24-Mar-20 China helped spare Latin America from the worst of the 2008-09 financial crisis, but recently, its lending has been in decline. Despite measures taken by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments to contain the spread of coronavirus, the region will be forced to grapple with the effects of the virus for the foreseeable future. [image: NurPhoto/Getty Images]
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05-Jun-19 With the auto sector pivoting from a buy to a lease model, Hyundai Capital is keeping a close eye on the United States, but also seeing significant upside in China, while examining new sales and distribution channels in other countries. [image: Andrew Salmon / Asia Times]
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20-Sep-18 As part of Flipkart's strategy in India to drive its merchandise volume by 20%, the company is launching affordability instruments, offering customers instant credit of up to INR60,000 (USD823), following Amazon's lead. [image: Business Today]
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24-Aug-18 Alibaba’s Lazada is introducing new credit options for SMEs in Southeast Asia. Lazada partnered with Finaxar to offer financing services to sellers in Singapore. There are plans to expand to other parts of Southeast Asia in the future. [image: TechCrunch]
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13-Aug-18 The People's Bank of China has a problem persuading banks to lend. The cost for banks to borrow from one another is now lower than from the PBOC, but a large chunk of those funds is sitting idle. [image: Qilai Shen]
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