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Ukreximbank signs loan deal with UBS

Ukraine's state export and import bank Ukreximbank has signed a loan agreement worth CHF50 million (Ђ33m) with Switzerland's UBS AG Bank. The money will be used to finance equipment purchases, technology and services in Switzerland and other OECD countries for...

Competition in the factoring market intensifies

The chairman of the board of Nordea Finance Latvia, Maris Skujins, predicts that the factoring portfolio in Latvia could reach…

#exporters#interest#interest rates


Pekao thinks big by targeting smaller sized businesses

Bank Pekao SA has announced plans to increase its operations in servicing the small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, taking…

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CSOB arm division provides SKK2.5bn in SME loans; expects...

The Slovak arm of CSOB provided loans of SKK2.5 billion (Ђ62m) to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) last year. The…


Banks compete for SME market

The rising demand for loans from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has intensified competition among the largest banks, which have…

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FDI inflow rises

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2004 totalled Ђ294.1 million, an increase of 13% compared…

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EIU forecasts FDI to grow in 2004

The Czech Republic will receive foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $5 billion this year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit…


Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank to focus on SME...

The Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank (SZRB) will focus on the provision of an indirect form of guarantees with an…

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National Bank of Slovakia report on Q1 lending rates

The average interest rate on bank loans drawn in Slovakia decreased by 0.04 percentage points to 7.51 per cent from…

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Exim Bank supports exports worth Skk 54.6 bn in...

The Export and Import Bank of the Slovak Republic (Exim Bank) reported a net profit of Skk95.7m in 2003. It…


EBRD publishes its strategy for Poland

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) economic report gives Poland high marks, but warns there is still much…

#bank#economy#investment


Upturn in foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in central and eastern Europe should top Ђ20bn in 2004 and 2005, according to Bank Austria…

Acquisition of factor announced

The CIB group has bought the factoring firm Aginvest-Faktor Rt, Hungary’s second largest factor. CIB Group’s commercial finance units, CIB…

#acquisition#bank#commercial finance

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