The inability to get loans without collateral is one of the main hurdles to doing business for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during difficult economic situations.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on November 15 said that it has approved a 500 million USD loan to boost Indonesia's human capital and improve labour productivity.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 400-million-USD loan to help the Philippines achieve its medium-term fiscal strategy and finance its post-pandemic economic recovery through a stronger focus on revenue mobilisation.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on October 5 that it has approved a 300 million USD policy-based loan to support the Philippine government in creating a stronger institutional and policy environment to help expand Filipinos’ access to financial services.

Low credit growth has made large banks curb capital mobilisation and implement solutions for attracting borrowers.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on February 16 officially issued a Sustainable Loan Framework in consultation with the Carbon Trust.

Cambodia and Japan have signed a deal for the funding of the container terminal expansion at Sihanoukville deep-water port in the Cambodian province of Preah Sihanouk, reported the Kampuchea Thmey Daily on August 8.

The Asian Development Bbank (ADB) has approved a 600-million-USD loan to help PLN, Indonesia’s state-owned power company, expand electricity access and promote the use of renewable energy in the eastern region of the country.

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said on October 20 that his country will provide 50 billion JPY (473 million USD) in low-interest loans to Indonesia to support its fight against COVID-19.

The Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA) has proposed the Government lend domestic airlines a credit package of between 25-27 trillion VND (1.08-1.17 billion USD) at a preferential interest rate for a three-four year term.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on August 4 that it will provide a loan worth 1.5 billion USD to support Thailand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on July 8 approved a 250-million-USD loan to help the Cambodian government respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philippines has signed an agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) committing the multilateral lender to extend a loan of 750 million USD to support government efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak.

Indonesia and Japan have signed an exchange of notes concerning a loan worth 31.8 billion JPY to improve the Southeast Asian country’s management capacity in mitigating impacts of natural disasters.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on December 13 that it has approved a 200 million USD loan to help the Philippine government prepare implement major infrastructure projects under its flagship "Build, Build, Build" development programme.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an 80-million-USD loan to help Vietnam increase the number of health professionals, the ADB announced on December 13.

The State Bank of Vietnam has recently issued a decision on approving a project on green bank development.

The Vietnamese branch of Bangkok Bank has sought permission from the State Bank of Vietnam to increase lending growth cap after its lending expansion during the first half of 2018 neared the 15-percent annual limit.

Vietnam has received 80 billion USD in official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans since 1993.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) have inked a deal under which the IFC will provide a syndicated loan of 100 million USD to help TPBank extend long-term funding to mirco-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and individual borrowers through digital delivery channels.