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    <author>ENA</author>
    <category>Sectors</category>
    <date>2018-07-21 09:43:47</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Delhi, July 21 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; Bank of Baroda has entered into agreements with 10 companies from sectors such as e-commerce, logistics, service providers etc to promote micro and small business entrepreneurs (MSMEs).&lt;br /&gt;&#13;
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Flipkart, Uber, Swiggy are amongst the companies with which MoUs have been signed.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;There are specific agendas for signing MoUs with different companies.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;With Flipkart the MoU aims to offer collateral free working capital loan to merchants selling on their platform, with Swiggy it aims to help finance two-wheelers for its driver partners, and Xpressbees, Carzonrent, with Uber it aims financing cars, three-wheelers buys and refinancing driver partners and from the old economy DICCI, Lava and three others. &lt;br /&gt;&#13;
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These MoUs with will help boost the MSME eco-system and at the same time help improve access to finance for them from early to growth stage, the bank said. &lt;br /&gt;&#13;
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As of March 2018, the bank has financed about 5.37 lakh micro entrepreneurs with aggregate outstanding of Rs 32,766 crore.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <link>http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/bank-of-baroda-signs-mou-with-10-companies-to-promote-msmes-improve-access-to-finance</link>
    <pubDate>2018-07-21 09:43:47</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>Bank of Baroda signs MoU with 10 companies to promote MSMEs, improve access to finance</title>
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