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CSOB’s Q1 profit drops

Net profit of CSOB bank branch in Slovakia dropped to Skk 44.7m (€1.15m) in 1Q, a decrease of Skk171m compared to the same period last year, spokeperson of CSOB branch in Slovakia, Marta Krejcarova announced. CSOB group also includes a factoring...

Credit line for SMEs of Ft 25 bn

The Economy and Transport Ministry, the Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Kht (ITD Hungary) and the Hungarian Development Bank Rt…


2004: Business benefit from FDI of Sk313bn in 2004

Compared to 2003 there was a decrease in foreign direct investment (FDI) of Sk8.7bn (Ђ220m) to Slovakia. The majority of…

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Finansbank seeks more funds to support SME and foreign...

Finansbank Romania will increase its loan resources for foreign trade and SMEs by Ђ10m from new subordinated and syndicated loans,…


Bulgaria to reduce VAT after 2007

Bulgaria will reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from the current 20% to 18% from 2007 under the new…


HNB base rate cut

Hungarian National Bank’s (HNB) Monetary Council (MC) cut down the base rate by 25 basic points to 7.50%, HNB announced.…


New factoring company launched

A new factoring and forfaiting company has been launched by Hнr Televнziу Rt owner Istvбn Tцrцcskei and Klбra Deбk, who…


Factoring in the Czech Republic increases in popularity

While small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) still prefer bank loans to regulate cash flow, companies are increasingly turning to alternative…


Micro-credits more accessible for SME

A normative act that will facilitate access of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to micro-credits has been adopted last week…


Magnus LLC to finance foreign trade

Through its Romanian representative office, American-based financial holding Magnus LLC has launched a US$50m loan programme for Romanian companies that…

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SZRB to provide guarantees on Tatra Banka SME loans

Slovak Guarantee And Development Bank (SZRB) is to provide guarantees on Tatra Banka small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) loans up…

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EU accession seen tricky for SMEs

Ovidiu Nicolescu, president of the National Council for Private Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, said 20-25 per cent of Romanian SMEs…

Demand for factoring services rising in Czech Republic

The Czech factoring market has grown by some 20% a year over the past three years and the Association of…

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