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Mixed bag for SMEs in BoE report

The Bank of England's latest investigation into conditions for small businesses has turned up a 'mixed picture' of results. The…


Factoring portfolio soars 39% in 9 months

The aggregate factoring portfolio of the members of the Lithuanian Leasing Association (LLA) grew by 39.1 per cent during the…


CIT sets up Dublin European hub

CIT Group, the US-based commercial and consumer credit finance firm, announced yesterday that it is to centralise its European operations…


Banks not prepared to take risks to lend to small-scale…

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 7 per cent GDP growth is not achievable if banks are not prepared to…


Survey prompts call for urgent review of late payment legislation

Legislation brought in last year has made little impact on the UK's chronic problem of late payment, a survey by…


Slovakia to introduces tax reforms in 2004

From January 2004 the corporate tax will decrease to 19%. Currently, employees and self-employed pay progressive taxes between 10% and…


Community Habitat Finance Romania a competitor for local SMEs banks

Community Habitat Finance (CHF), the Romanian branch of Community Habitat Finance International - a nonprofit American organisation, launched a finance…


Reserve Bank of India ‘plays safe’ and leaves interest rates…

India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has left interest rates unchanged at 6%, but raised its forecast…


Prevention and defence of money laundering cases in Italy

The focus of Italy's legislative efforts against money laundering has been on organised crime and the banking industry, although the…


Sharp rise in number of small business failures

The number of small businesses going bankrupt is set to hit the highest level in a decade, the Conservative party…


FDA conference programme published

Detailed conference programmes and conference guidance notes have now been issued to all those who have registered for the FDA…


New name for London Scottish Bank factoring division

London Scottish Bank plc, the specialist financial services company, has announced that its two factoring companies, Sygnet and Isis, will…


New receivables-backed loan package for small business

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has devised a new loan package that would help small- and medium-sized enterprises…


Muscat Finance grows steadily

Muscat Finance Company, the pioneer in debt factoring, leasing and hire-purchase services in the country has reported a steady growth…


Financing the Mittelstand

Though starved of bank loans, German companies are reluctant to tap alternative sources of capital More than 3,000 German companies…


Leading credit insurer rebrands

EULER American Credit Indemnity (EULER ACI), North America's leading credit insurer, has announced that it will change its name to…


Economic environment for SMEs remains weak

The economic environment for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has hit its lowest ebb in 13 months, reported the Korea…


EBRD to allocate US$10 m for agribusiness to Ukraine bank

The EBRD has confirmed the participation of Kyiv-based Ukrsotsbank in a funding program for agro- traders and producers with grain…


Poland entices banks to finance EU programmes for SMEs

Poland has lured the nation's banks to finance pre-payments on EU programmes in return for a series of key legal…


Foreign investments grew to US$202 million in Q1

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Bulgaria over the first three months of 2003 mounted to some $US 202 million, as…


OB Heller Factoring and CSOB Leasing report Q3 results

OB Heller Factoring of the financial group CSOB achieved a turnover of Skk3,917 billion for the first nine months of…


EIB supports SME projects in Hungary, Romania and Slovenia

Representatives of European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a loan of Ђ100 million to support investment projects introduced by small- and…


Restructuring plan for Banca Comerciala Romana

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) board has approved the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the joint takeover…


Planters Development Bank to release new loans to Mindanao SMEs

The Planters Development Bank (PDB) announced on Thursday (30 October 2003) that they would be allotting P2bn (US$36m) in new…


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