http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/24/loans-essential-to-sme-development Comments for "Loans essential to SME development" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/24/loans-essential-to-sme-development <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> May 22, 2006 - 14:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> CRIEnglish.com</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in the development of China&#039;s economy.</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.bidnetwork.org/article-35729-en.html">http://www.bidnetwork.org/article-35729-en.html</a> </div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in the development of China&#39;s economy. As of the end of 2004, SMEs accounted for 58.5 percent of the country&#39;s GDP (gross domestic product), 66 percent of patent rights and 74 percent of technology innovation, according to Li Jun, vice-president of the Export-Import Bank of China. They developed 82 percent of the country&#39;s new products and made up 68.3 and 69 percent of total exports and imports respectively.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/24/loans-essential-to-sme-development#comment Business Development Financial Services Wed, 24 May 2006 15:25:21 -0400 John Paul 2728 at http://www.nextbillion.net