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Ј10m project will help local SMEs

An exciting Ј10m project aimed at providing free advice to local firms is to be launched at the International Convention…


FDI inflows increase to record US$9.3 bn in 2002

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows amounted to a record US$ 9.3bn in the Czech Republic last year, which is the…


“A Development Committee” for SMEs

A round table of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) was the initiative today behind closed doors of the President of…


Small firms given hope of cheaper liability premiums

The pressure on small businesses to meet the soaring costs of compulsory employers liability insurance came a step closer to…


Business confidence up in August

Manufacturers were more optimistic in August compared to previous months: the confidence index, calculated by the ISAE (Economic Research Institute)…


Eurozone economies continue to disappoint

Official figures show the eurozone economy contracted slightly in the second quarter, fractionally below earlier estimates but in line with…


Kansai learns to live with China

The Kansai industrial region, regarded as one of the most depressed in Japan, has begun to grow faster than the…


Petroleum Distributors Intelligence Unit launched by John Reynolds Group

The John Reynolds Group Ltd, one of the UK’s oldest and leading independent specialist credit insurance brokers, has launched the…


SMEDA and Prime Bank to provide services to SMEs

The Small And Medium Size Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) and Prime Bank have agreed to provide complete business solutions including…


EBRD lends Ђ150 million to aid Volksbank's east European expansion

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) yesterday (9 September) said it will lend up to Ђ150 million to…


Government contributions to promote regional export totals $8 million

"Canadian exporters are known around the world for their innovativeness and the excellence of their products and services," said the…


EU accession could prove fatal for many SMEs

Government trade agency CzechTrade, Deloitte & Touche (D&T) and consultancy Adwise have unveiled a new programme designed to provide exporters…


Government to address SMEs’ weak capital base

With insufficient capital investment in the financial market of Ghana’s economy, the government, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic…


New China trade mission announced

Tanaiste Mary Harney has announced a new trade mission to China in October, involving 77 Irish companies and educational institutions…


The EU Constitution: Institute of Directors and Confederation of British…

In response to the release of the Government’s White Paper, A Constitutional Treaty for the EU, the Institute of Directors…


UK economy 'stuck in first gear'

The UK economy is still growing at a slower rate than the government has predicted, according to an economic think…


Banks Association to hold seminar for SMEs

The Brunei Association of Banks will organise a one-day seminar on banking products and services for Small- and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs…


Liquidity cramp grips small firms

A liquidity shortage has been cramping the nation's small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The Korea Federation of Small and Medium…


Philippine banks turn focus on microfinance sector

Private commercial banks, including government financial institutions, are in a scramble to service the microfinance sector and low-income households. The…


G10 central bankers look to Asia to maintain global economic…

The global economy is improving with US companies poised to resume capital investment, a crucial component in lifting world growth,…


SMEs exposed to foreign exchange risks

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) conducted a survey of 245 firms on foreign exchange risk management and only 64 per…


METI to resume full-fledged Iraq export insurance

The Japanese government plans to resume its credit insurance programme for exports to Iraq on a full-scale basis by the…


Sterling/dollar policies set to take toll on euro exporters

EU exporters could face further competitive pressure in UK and US markets at the end of the year, as both…


The world’s foreign direct investment slumps in 2002

According to a world investment report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) the sluggish economic…


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