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US threatens to pull out of Basel II agreement

Proposals for global capital standards among national and international banks are again in turmoil after the head of the powerful…


Euler Hermes Collections appointed affinity benefit provider by British Office…

Euler Hermes Collections UK Limited, one of the UK’s leading commercial debt collection agencies, has been appointed the preferred affinity…


Regulator rejects Banco Progreso licence request

Chile's banking regulator SBIF has announced its rejection of a banking licence request from Banco Progreso. Progreso plans to offer…


Fraud and insolvency – the insolvency practitioners’ powers to recover…

An article by James Earp, Partner, Grant Thornton Fraud and insolvency often go hand in hand with the perpetrators deliberately…


Representative office of LDA to open in Hamburg

A representative office of the Latvian Development Agency (LDA) will opened in Hamburg on 29 January. The objective of the…


Euler Hermes reinforces its presence in the Nordic countries

The world leader in credit insurance has confirmed reports of its takeover of the Finnish Credit Insurance Company (FCIC) (see…


Survey reveals the untapped potential of credit insurance

UK companies using credit insurance may not be taking full advantage of the wider business benefits, according to a survey…


Fraud savings reach new high in 2003

The members of CIFAS have reported they prevented fraud losses of Ј487 million by sharing information on fraudsters through the…


Boston Financial opens debt-management unit

Factoring company, Boston Financial Corp., yesterday unveiled a new unit, Boston Financial Solutions LLC. The new venture will focus on…


ECGC to diversify product range

The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) may diversify into insurance lines that complement its primary business of export…


Moody's set to up stake in ICRA

Major Indian financial institutions are selling part of their stake in the country's premier credit rating agency, ICRA, to its…


Loan guarantee fund for small firms takes off

The Loan Guarantee Fund for small- and micro-enterprises (SMEs) employing up to 30 people, designed to help them overcome borrowing…


SME Bank restructures after fraud

The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME Bank) has entered into a major organisational restructuring process after…


Independent Growth Finance capitalises on confidence

Further expansion is on the books for Independent Growth Finance (IGF), one of the country's leading independent invoice discounting and…


SME growth at highest levels for four years

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) start the New Year on a high note having recorded the highest levels of business…


Botswana Export Credit Insurance runs new CEDA product

Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has a new product called CEDA Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS), which encourages private sector participation…


GMAC Commercial Finance expands European operations and service

GMAC Commercial Finance (GMAC CF) has announced plans to launch new operations in Poland and Germany, following a record 12…


Natexis Banques Populaires' net banking income up 36%, factoring down…

Natexis Banques Populaires has reported figures, based on estimates presented yesterday to the Board of Directors, showing net banking income…


Small businesses and the brick wall of accounts department indifference

From Mr Morgen Witzel Sir, Your article "Companies resort to hard line on late payers" (21 January) on late payment…


Fraud in factoring features at Rome conference

Getting into factoring is easy, staying profitable is getting much harder. One of the biggest threats to factoring profits is…


Government adopts programme to fight money laundering

The Ukrainian government and the National Bank have endorsed a programme for 2004 on fighting the legalisation of income obtained…


Bibby Factors Bedford appoints new business finance executive

Bibby Factors Bedford, the leading provider of business cashflow solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Hardy as…


SME new appointments to bolster growth in 2004

SME Invoice Finance has announced the appointment of Simon Walker as development director. Working closely with a well-established team, he…


Figures point to cooling economy

Lending figures today pointed to a further slowing of the Australian economy with a sizeable drop in commerce finance in…


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