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Business school throws light on SMEs in China

A new DVD teaching tool, produced by the University of Otago’s School of Business in New Zealand, casts new light…


Deadline extended in the search for fastest-growing SME in Wales

The search to find Wales's fastest-growing small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), ranked by turnover, has been extended due to unprecedented…


Niche banks to begin business in 2004

Four new banks are considering opening niche operations in Chile in 2004. This will increase the degree of banking services…


RBS Commercial Services strengthens team in the South West And…

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


Cattles beefs up regional teams and appoints audit manager

Following a continued period of growth, Cattles Invoice Finance has made three additions to its team with new appointments in…


Siam City Bank profits surge before loan loss provisioning

Siam City Bank reported first-half pre-provisioning profits of 3.54 billion baht, well up from 2.25 billion last year. President Apisak…


Gerling NCM Insurance Group still on Credit Watch Negative

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has commented on the CreditWatch status of Germany-based credit insurance company Gerling NCM Credit and…


Panabank to extend reach through acquisition this year – targeting…

Panama's Panabank is set to extend its operational reach within Central America through the acquisition of a local financial institution…


Government calls for more soft loans, less grants, for SME…

The government is considering asking small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to borrow more for development and expansion and depend less…


BCR’s Receivables Finance International Asia Pacific Conference, Bangkok

BCR’s 2003 Receivables Finance International Asia-Pacific conference will be held in Bangkok from 17 to 19 September, at the Oriental…


Over 90% of businesses want large companies to report payment…

Research conducted by the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) shows that nine in ten British businesses think large companies should…


FDA pushing the boundaries

Bookings for the 7th Annual FDA Conference in Amsterdam are now being taken. The Conference, sponsored by Dancerace Plc, will…


United Capital – even the bad times are good

While some businesses struggle to stay afloat in the choppy economy, United Capital Funding is profiting from the storm. The…


ECGD backs Ј3.5 billion of UK exports in 2002/03, 7%…

Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) chief executive Vivian Brown welcomed the news that the department had supported Ј3.5 billion of…


Turnaround possible as corporate defaults decelerate

Corporate defaults continued to decelerate in the first half of 2003, according to Standard & Poor's Risk Solutions. Globally, 69…


Under-utilised micro-credit loans due to entrepreneurs lack of awareness

Funds set aside for small- and medium-scale industry (SMI) loans as well as the micro-credit scheme under the management of…


Government study says SMEs must get act together on EU

Hungary is mostly ready for membership of the European Union (EU) in May next year, but government bureaucracy and a…


Credit insurance to grow 30% this year

Credit insurance premiums in Chile are set to grow 30% this year, reaching US$15.6 million compared with last year, according…


Irish SMEs feeling the strain

Figures from the Irish Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Association (ISME) show that more than half of managers are less optimistic…


ASEAN to create sectoral task forces to increase regional trade

Economic ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to form sectoral task forces to increase…


Employers' liability compulsory insurance – a summary of recent reports…

Another UK company, Sterling Fabrications in Cumbria, is closing, citing the heavy cost of business liability insurance as the reason.…


Fleet Capital provides US$200 million asset-based credit facility to Jacuzzi…

Fleet Capital Corporation, one of America’s largest asset-based lenders, has announced that it served as agent for a US$200 million…


Canada surprises markets with rate cut

The Bank of Canada surprised financial markets on 15 July by cutting its key interest rate by one quarter-point, citing…


Cashflow is the bugbear for growing SMEs

One of the most significant challenges for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) is the two-fold problem of access to investment…


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