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Legal and policy measures for new ventures discussed to support…

At the beginning of this year the SME Promotion Regulation was put into effect to tackle the problem. Also, the…


Fraud trends –prevented fraud losses increase by 30%

A change in agency reporting practices and another agency starting to report matches to CIFAS when they previously could not,…


Growing inflow of foreign direct investment in Slovakia

Inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Slovakia experienced a massive increase recently and the position of Slovakia is improving…


SMEs exceed targets set for new exporters

So far this year, 1,150 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have joined the export market, reported the undersecretary for the…


Wells Fargo reports record third quarter net income

Wells Fargo & Company reported that third quarter net income was a record US$1.6 billion in 2003, up 8 per…


Popolare di Sondrio to help SMEs

The Italian bank Banca Popolare di Sondrio has agreed to provide financial backing to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which…


Coface UK to develop new factoring service to complement existing…

Credit solutions provider, Coface UK, part of the international Coface Group, is developing a factoring service to complement its existing…


The Italian factoring market: overview, prevalent business models and future…

The Italian factoring market is the second largest in Europe, it covers about 25 per cent of the European turnover…


Slovak's, Poles should adopt euro as soon as possible

The governors of the Slovak and Polish central banks agreed this week that both countries should try to meet the…


Foreign investors favour Central Bohemia

Central Bohemia is the most popular Czech region among foreign investors. It has attracted investment worth US$2.4 billion, according to…


Conference on small businesses held in Zagreb

A quarter of foreign investments in Croatia refer to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for more than a…


Small businesses shy of debtor financing

Not enough small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are using debtor finance to improve cash flows and grow their businesses, according…


Report on first FDA staff forum to be held in…

On 15 October 2003 100 staff of FDA member companies in Ireland turned out to listen to none other than…


Sterling Bancorp announces record results for third quarter of 2003

Sterling Bancorp (Sterling), a financial holding company and the parent company of Sterling National Bank, has reported record results for…


Change in invoice law to boost factoring operations

The Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill granting invoices executive status, which forces payment without the need for long…


US OPIC offers to back $1 billion future debts

The US Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) has offered to back as much as $1 billion in future borrowings of…


The Royal Bank Of Scotland Commercial Services further strengthens team…

The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services (RBSCS), the invoice finance arm of The Royal Bank of Scotland, announced today…


Trade missions target Japan

To help companies cope with the Japanese style and identify potential customers, Enterprise Ireland (EI) now organises at least six…


Finexia merges with Xbridge to create the UK’s largest source…

Xbridge and Finexia have announced the merger of their online financing businesses. Together the two companies will create the leading…


Latest Coface Country @rating

To read the latest Coface Country @rating, including comparison tables, go to Global Analysis – Articles – 20 October 2003…


Chamber of Commerce conference focuses on SMEs

The Chamber of Commerce held its annual conference on 16 October, focusing on “The Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs”. To…


Vakifbank mandates US$150m loan for exports

Vakifbank said on Friday (17 October) it had mandated a consortium of foreign banks for a US$150m syndicated loan to…


Scottish SMEs output rises for first time in a year

There were welcome signs of an improvement in the fortunes of Scotland's hard-pressed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the…


“Competitiveness” Key to SME Development

The city of Adaba in Jordan will play host to a major regional conference: “Competitiveness” Key to SME Development. The…


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