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KUKE doubles credit insurance volume in 2004

Demand for credit insurance policies is growing. The Corporation for Export Credit Insurance (KUKE) insured $2.55bn worth of exports in 2004, a 50 per cent year-on-year growth. KUKE recorded large interest in insurance guaranteed by the Treasury. Source: Europe Intelligence...

#export credit insurance#exports#insurance

Fortis appoints new Country Manager for Poland

Fortis has announced the appointment of Alexander Paklons as country manager for Poland. Alex Paklons was formerly director marketing personal…

#bank#international#poland


NBS lowers key interest rates

The Slovak central bank (NBS) board has cut its key interest rates. As a result, two-week repo tenders will, as…


Aval gets next US$1.8m tranche under EBRD credit line

Kyiv-based Aval Bank has received the next US$1.8m tranche under the credit line of the European Bank for Reconstruction and…

#bank#guarantees#management


Improved credit register to provide more data about SMEs

The Czech National Bank (CNB) and the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) are teaming up to develop a new monitoring system…

#bank#banks#i


Citibank starts campaign targeting SMEs

Citibank is starting a campaign to attract SMEs, managing director Janos Horvath announced. The bank aims to boost both its…

#bank#guarantees#liquidity


Factoring company record report revenues in 2004

D.S.Factoring raised total revenues to record Kc1.4bn last year, up 60 % from 2003, as the company in the year…


Central bank lowers base rate beyond expectations

The Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) cut its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 8.25%…


Ђ33m SME loan with Italian government approved

The Serbian government has authorised the National Bank of Serbia and Finance Ministry to sign an agreement with the Italian…


Ceska Sporitelna’s SME loans top CZK 20bn in 2004

In 2004, Ceska Sporitelna provided new loans for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) totaling CZK 20.2 bn. The overall portfolio…

#bank#investment#management


Raiffeisen Bank Polska doubles its annual profit and begins...

Raiffeisen Bank Polska (RBP) closed 2004 with a record net profit of PLZ.165.4 billion which is almost double the figure…

#bank#GDP#Raiffeisen


Romanian central bank decreases its key interest rate

Romanian central bank decreased its key interest rate by 72 basis points to 15.75 per cent p.a. Central bank reacted…

#bank#inflation#interest

ProCredit Bank gets Ђ10m credit line for SMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will extend a Ђ10m euro credit line for funding small- and medium-sized…

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