Industry Optimism Follows Failure to Raise Interest Rate

There were worries that recent strong rates of growth would lead to the Bank of England raising the rate of interest, but following yesterday’s announcement, (which held the rate constant at 6% for the sixth month in a row), there are hopes that t

Interest Rate Instability Continues

There has been a sharp increase in the money market rates in Sri Lanka during the last month and a half which has seen a rise from a stable average of 15% per annum to 17%.

Euro Sales Finance Announces Record Profits

Euro Sales Finance plc, the pan European factoring and invoice discounting company, has reported record profits for the year ended 30 June 2000, following their expansion into the French and German markets.

BCP trumps Deutsche Bank struggle for BIG

After a year long struggle for control over Poland’s BIG Bank Gdanski, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP) has succeeded in taking a majority of seats on the Polish bank’s advisory board.

Liquidator Appointed Following Versailles Hearing

After last week’s British Virgin Islands hearing, a court ruling has been made that promises to reveal more about the reasons behind the collapse of the trade finance group, Versailles, in January of this year.