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Small business sentiment indicator results for May

According to a survey of around 450 small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) by BNP Paribas Lease Group (BPLG) and Agence France-Presse (AFP), French business sentiment deteriorated in May. The BPLG/AFP indicator of sentiment in the French SME sector fell to...

#investment#small business#smes

Merger on hold for Credit Agricole’s factoring unit

The factoring divisions of French banking groups, Credit Agricole and Credit Lyonnais, have made considerably less progress in merging than…


Euler Hermes Q1 sales fall slightly

Assurances Generales de France credit assurance unit Euler Hermes said sales in the first quarter fell to Ђ466.7m from Ђ469.5m…


AMF approves Natexis withdrawal bid for Coface

France's financial markets authority (AMF) has approved French bank Natexis Banques Populaires' public withdrawal offer for French credit insurance group…


Factoring company obtains ISO 9001 certification

Compagnie Gйnйrale d’Affacturage (CGA), the wholly-owned factoring subsidiary of Sociйtй Gйnйrale has become the first factoring company in France to…

#debt collection#international#invoice


SME sentiment indicator remains stable

French business sentiment remained stable in March compared with a month earlier, according to a survey of around 450 small-…

#investment#smes


BDPME results show increased profit and reduced cost of...

France's bank for SMEs, Banque du Developpement des Petites et Moyens Entreprises (BDPME), registered an 8.6 per cent rise in…

#bank#risk#smes


Natexis Banques Populaires' net banking income up 36%, factoring...

Natexis Banques Populaires has reported figures, based on estimates presented yesterday to the Board of Directors, showing net banking income…


BPLG/AFP small business sentiment indicator rise

The BNP Paribas Lease Group and l'Agence France-Presse (BPLG/AFP) indicator of sentiment in the French small- and medium-sized business (SME)…

#investment#small business


Investment companies launch fund to finance SMEs in northern...

Two investment companies are reported to be launching a local investment fund (fonds d'investissement de proximite or FIP). Credit Mutuel…

#investment#smes#Two


SME sentiment indicator tumbles in November

The BPLG/AFP indicator of sentiment in the French small- and medium-sized business (SME) sector fell to 10 in November from…

#investments


New chairman for SME bank

The French state-controlled bank for SMEs has appointed as chairman, Jean-Pierre Denis, former head of Dalkier, a subsidiary of French…

#bank#management#SME bank

Caisse d'Epargne begins integration of SME and operations including...

CNCE, the central bank that heads the Caisses d'Epargne network of French government-owned, not-for-profit savings banks, confirmed yesterday that it…

#bank#banks#international

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