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Investors look at Romania

Romania jumped from below the top 25 to become the 17th most attractive market for European investors according to an…


EBRD to restore small business financing programme

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to restore its small- and medium-scale business financing programme in Turkmenistan,…


Leading economic experts speak on the impact of next year's…

Next year will see a cut in the corporate income tax (CIT) from 27 per cent to 19 per cent,…


BES-type schemes should not be seen as 'tax loopholes'

Tax incentives, such as Business Expansion Schemes (BES), provide much-needed funding for start-up businesses in this country, and should not…


FDI in Czech Republic to reach US$4bn in 2003

The Czech Republic is on target to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to some US$4 billion (CZK 110 billion)…


ECB holds rates despite euro strength

The euro hit another new lifetime high against the US dollar today after the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest…


Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold

The Bank of England gave the housing market time to respond to November's interest rate rise by leaving rates at…


Making cross-border mergers easier for SMEs

The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Directive to make cross-border mergers easier, by overcoming obstacles caused by…


Enabling business environment top priority of Commonwealth Business Council

The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) has announced the commencement of the "Cutting Red Tape for Business in Africa" initiative to…


Multi-million pound sale of ECGD debt delivers cutting edge project…

The Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) in the UK has sold Ј69.5 million of Jordanian debt to a local company…


World Bank to lend Ukraine private sector $30 m

The World Bank will lend Ukraine $30 million for the first stage of its private sector development program in the…


Parliament approves corporate tax cut to 24 % by 2006

An amendment passed by the Czech parliament will cut corporate income tax from 31 % to 24 % by the…


Japanese bank to begin factoring Yuan receivables

Mizuho Corporate Bank, a unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., has formed an alliance with the Bank of China in…


First Business Financial Services elects new member to Board

First Business Financial Services, Inc. announced today that Jan Eddy has been elected to its Board of Directors. She is…


New commissioner to help make small businesses bloom

Canberra's small businesses will get their own commissioner. The post, announced in yesterday's Economic White Paper, but promised before the…


ISME responds to Budget

ISME, the Independent Business Organisation, is disappointed that the Budget contains very little with respect to the promotion of enterprise,…


Europeans ready to support small business in Russia

The European Commission, the supreme executive body of the European Union, is ready to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…


Small firm delinquencies rise

An economic recovery may be in store for Christmas, but domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will not be joining…


Finnish exports up after a six-month slide

Finnish exports made an upwards turn in September after a six-month period of dormancy and decline. According to monthly figures…


Factoring industry anticipates income increase in 2004

Chile's factoring industry expects to post total profits of around 11bn pesos (US$18.1m) in 2003, with income forecast to jump…


FDA holds 7th annual conference in Amsterdam

Dry ice, high-energy music and laser lights; this was the dramatic opening scene greeting delegates at the 7th annual conference…


Jacksonville export growth checked by misunderstandings; a lesson for the…

Jacksonville works hard at developing export markets for US products that can be shipped through its port. But misunderstandings and…


HSBC loans to SMEs exceed expectations

HSBC assistant general manager and head of commercial banking Margaret Leung said the bank's loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises…


New FDA foundation CDRom available

The Factors and Discounters Association (FDA) have announced that students on their Distance Learning course, the FDA Foundation, are now…


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