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Apec to beef up SMEs

Member countries of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum are intensifying efforts to beef up the economic strength of…


Company profitability has now fallen for a record 16th consecutive…

The profitability of UK companies has fallen to below six per cent for the first time, according to Experian® in…


PMI Northern Ireland Report shows rise for fifth consecutive month

The latest Ulster Bank PMI® (Purchasing Managers' Index®) Report for Northern Ireland, produced for Ulster Bank by NTC Research, signalled…


EQUIFAX offers online images of Companies House documents to facilitate…

An enhanced service offering instant photographic access to documents filed at Companies House, including directors' signatures, has been launched by…


EBRD lends US$33 million for SME financing

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has disbursed US$33 million to Ukraine as a second tranche on a…


Credit access a problem for SMEs

Despite commitments by financing institutions to fully support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), most entrepreneurs are still finding it hard…


Small businesses in varying stages of recovery, two years after…

Whether they were located near the World Trade Centre or Pentagon or hundreds or thousands of miles away, small businesses…


New EU laws could badly damage UK firms, warns CBI

Proposed EU regulation will harm British firms’ productivity, reduce staff flexibility and slash job opportunities, the Confederation of British Industry…


Central Banks indicate further cuts in interest rates

The Chief of the Norwegian Central Bank, Svein Gjedrem, says inflation in Norway this year will probably be lower than…


Prime Minister vows to put in place 19% tax for…

Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller voiced his full support for a business lobby initiative to reduce the income tax on…


EquiFin elects not to proceed with proposed merger

EquiFin, Inc., a commercial finance company that provides structured credit to small- and mid-size business enterprises (SMEs), today announced that…


Nafin to disperse US$23 million in SME loans

The Secretariat of the Economy (SE) has signed a collaboration agreement with the National Financing Agency (Nafin) that will allow…


Gurus see opportunities for SMEs and advise on financing strategy

According to professor Colin Barrow at Cranfield School of Management, small firms are able to exploit niche markets left untouched…


SMEs’ gateway to Japanese markets

EU Gateway to Japan is a programme funded and managed by the European Commission for small- and medium-sized businesses in…


Institute of Directors agree with interest rates decision, concern expressed…

The Institute of Directors (IoD) said it was not surprised by today's decision by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy…


Eurozone interest rates likely to hold for some time

The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday (4 September) signalled interest rates could be on hold for some time but declined…


IFC, government launch US$19m initiative for SMEs

The Indonesian government and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) here on Tuesday (2 September) officially launched a US$19 million programme…


Official data shows that 99%of businesses in 2002 were smaller…

The vital importance of small and medium-sized enterprises to the UK's economy has been underlined by official data showing that…


Industrial growth stages a recovery after languishing for five years…

The phase of prolonged slowdown and demand recession appears to be finally over for Indian industry. The manufacturing sector is…


Lack of a business continuity strategy can kill SMEs

Despite recent power shortages in London and a spate of computer viruses, many firms still fail to protect themselves against…


Top management changes at Euler Hermes

Jean Lanier, chairman of the Euler Hermes Management Board, will leave his position effective 31 May 2004, at the end…


PCI Leasing buys back 77,000 shares

PCI Leasing & Finance Inc announced yesterday (3 September) that it has repurchased an additional 77,000 of its shares on…


Unregistered companies have just one month left to avoid a…

Northern Ireland businesses who should be registered for VAT but aren't, and whose taxable turnover is more than Ј56,000, have…


Tough days ahead – World Bank report

Growth is likely to accelerate throughout the South Asia region and Bangladesh in 2003, up to an average of 5.4…


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