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Non-bank finance – Reform firmly on the agenda

The presence of three cabinet ministers at a recent World Bank seminar on non-bank financial institutions was intended to underline…


Bank Muamalat announces new SME products and insurance tie-up

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd will introduce new financial tools catering to small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). President and chief executive,…


Oriental Bank cuts lending rates for SSIs

Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has reduced its interest rates and margins on advances to small-scale industries (SSI) sector. The…


Better Payment Practice Group unveils new email feature on website

The Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) has launched a new 'email a friend' facility on its website enabling businesses to…


UK construction sector activity picks up slightly in June

The latest CIPS / NTC Research survey of the UK construction sector indicated that growth of total industry activity was…


Central bank says no signs of a slowdown in May

Thailand’s economy maintained its robust growth in May, driven by strong domestic demand and higher exports in terms of both…


Trade Facilitation, a new service from SAFT, finances exports through…

Southern African Fruit Terminals (SAFT), the well-known service provider in the national fruit export chain, is going from strength to…


Jatoi approves the opening of 18 new regional business centres…

Liaquat Ali Jatoi, federal minister for Industries and Production, has advised the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) to…


CIPS/Reuters Purchasing Managers' Index for June

June’s seasonally adjusted CIPS/Reuters Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), designed to provide an overall view of conditions in the manufacturing economy,…


Fortis, Forin factors and BPH PBK in joint credit finance…

The well-known juice producer Hortex has obtained credit totalling ZL85 million. The creditors are BPH PBK, Fortis Bank and factoring…


Cattles funds MBO in Hull with invoice finance and asset-backed…

Leeds-based Cattles Invoice Finance has provided funding to enable the management buy-out (MBO) at W & P Forging Ltd in…


IFB report “excellent results in difficult economic circumstances”

International Factors Belgium (IFB), has announced pre tax profits of Ђ6.7 million for the twelve months to 31 December 2002…


New FDA overview brochure is available

The Factors and Discounters Association (FDA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new FDA Overview Brochure. For the…


New African country joins insurance scheme

Eritrea has become the ninth country to sign up to the only pan-African credit insurance agency The African Trade Insurance…


Could European banks plug the finance gap for UK SMEs?

If the Government is genuinely interested in improving the service that small- and medium-sized (SME) UK business customers receive from…


Credit insurance in Poland – world's largest players enter

The European giants of merchant credit insurance, Coface and Gerling NCM, are increasingly interested in the Polish market. Coface plans…


Standard Chartered targets SMEs to form 10% client base

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd aims to have local small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) making up at least 10 per…


Bibby Factors Northeast

Leading business finance firm Bibby Factors Northeast has appointed Glen Callander as new business development manager. In his new role,…


Banking sector profitability rises 40.4% in Q1, factoring and leasing…

The Hungarian banking sector's combined pre-tax profit rose 40.4% in the first quarter of this year to HUF 58.7 billion,…


Trade Finance readers vote Zurich North America Unit best private…

Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions (ZEMS), the Washington, DC-based political and credit risk insurance unit of Zurich North America, has been…


Export credit premiums set to rise 10-15% this year

Premiums for export credit insurance are poised to rise 10 to 15 per cent this year, following a similar rise…


Few SMEs taking advantage of government loan assistance

The P10 billion (US$188 million) financial credit assistance made available by the government for small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) expires…


Latest analyses of the Irish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese,…

BCR has today added the latest analyses of the Irish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Mexican, Omani and New Zealand…


Specialist articles on pan-European factoring and Brazilian exports now on…

BCR have today added two exclusive specialists articles to the factorscan.com website. One is on pan-European factoring, by Helen Cassidy…


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