French business sentiment improved in July, according to a survey of around 450 small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) by BNP Paribas Lease Group and Agence France-Presse (BPLG/AFP)
In terms of volume, the French securitisation market ranks behind a number of its competitors and therefore France is encouraging the development of securitisation. A new securitisation decree implemented significant reforms at the end of last year and it is expected to have a positive impact on the market. This feature discusses the most important changes as a result of the reform.
According to figures published this week in the French law gazette, Oseo-BDPME, the new bank set up by the French state to help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
Oseo, the holding group for France's bank for the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), BDPME and its national agency for the development of research, Anvar, yesterday released its 2004 results, showing that it had provided