The bank will pass all cost savings to SMEs by lowering the interest rate. OCBC Singapore is expected to disburse $698m (S$1b) in government-assisted SME loans by 30 June under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s low-cost SGD Facility. The loan amount projected for the three months from April to June will exceed the total government-assisted loans disbursed to the same customer segment during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Almost 1,000 SMEs have asked for deferment of principal payments on unsecured and secured loans, OCBC said. The bank will pa...