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SMEs get P16.65bn in loans

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country received a total of P16.65bn (US$300m) in loans last year through the…


Improved access to finance for small businesses

The government has announced a series of measures to help small businesses overcome barriers to raising and accessing finance. Measures…


European textile industry feels the heat of Chinese imports

The European clothing and textile manufacturers’ association, EURATEX, is seriously concerned about the steep rise in imports from China. EURATEX…


Trading firm ventures with SMEs sought

The Siam Cement Group has expressed interest in a government initiative to establish trading companies to help promote small- and…


The King champions Spanish small businesses

King Juan Carlos of Spain championed small businesses during his official visit to Chile. In a meeting in Santiago between…


HSBC launches corporate banking centres to serve the mid-corporate sector

Today, HSBC Bank launches a new network of 22 Corporate Banking Centres throughout the UK aimed at the mid-corporate sector.…


GE's 4th quarter confounds doubters

General Electric's transformation strategy received a reassuring lift as strong fourth-quarter earnings confirmed that external economic conditions have switched from…


Small businesses tap into free MBA expertise

“When, in the space of a year, the revenue growth of Ken Taylor Plumbing, a 40-year-old, one-man plumbing service in…


Credit insurance broker consolidations to accelerate in 2004

Credit insurer Atradius predicts that the number of specialist credit insurance brokers in the UK & Ireland is likely to…


EXIM Bank roadmap to double trade finance volume

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (EXIM Bank) said yesterday that it will increase its trade finance volume to 14 trillion…


Toprak Factoring joins Altэnbaю group

Toprak Factoring A.Ю., which was taken over by the Banking Regulation and Supervisory Agency (BRSA) in 2001, has announced that…


Confidence muted but renewed

As with most outlooks for venture capital in 2004, there is renewed optimism for the start-up and early-stage sectors, although…


Company liquidations fall by 16 per cent

Creditors' voluntary liquidations fell by 16.6 per cent in 2003, according to Experian®, the leading business information company in Ireland.…


FDI in the world

Foreign direct investment (FDI), an indicator of the progress of globalisation, remained flat at US$653 billion in 2003, down from…


Central Bank lowers refinancing rate

The Central Bank of Russia has lowered the refinancing rate to 14% from 16% as of 15 January. The Central…


Weak dollar squeezes small US importers

Since hitting its lowest point in November 2000, the euro has shot up by more than 50 per cent against…


Coface optimistic about UK trading prospects in 2004

Steady growth, combined with dynamic public and private spending has prompted Coface to remove the UK from its negative watchlist.…


Parmalat enquiry finds securitisation of false invoices

Prosecutors investigating the collapse of Italian food group Parmalat yesterday seized documents from Archimede Securitization, a unit of Italian factoring…


Government to support small enterprises

The Greek government has earmarked Ђ145.6 million (US$186.2m) to support Greece's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a second phase…


Sale of receivables facilitates debt guarantee

Fitch Ratings has upgraded and removed from Rating Watch Positive Transamerica Finance Corp.'s (TFC) senior debt to 'AA-' from 'A'…


Kuwait firm to pick up 14% stake in Oman finance…

Global Investment House, one of the leading investment majors in Kuwait, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, will…


Government keeps door open to Bancomext-Nafin merger

Mexico's government has kept the door open to a possible merger involving Ex-Im bank Bancomext and small business development bank…


London Scottish factoring profits increase

London Scottish Bank, parent of London Scottish Invoice Finance Ltd (formerly Isis Factors plc and Sygnet Invoice Finance Ltd), has…


Euler Hermes acquires full ownership of Finland's FCIC

Euler Hermes, the credit insurance unit of Assurances Generales de France (AGF), said it has acquired full ownership of Finland's…


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