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Help for SMEs mooted by trade body

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) plans to set up four industrial clusters for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with turnover of less than Rs15 crore. The CII has identified a plastic component cluster for Pondicherry, mixed engineering clusters at...

Franz Michel of Allgemeine Kredit Coface Finanze shares his...

An interview with BCR’s overseas correspondent for central Europe Franz Michel, is general manager of Allgemeine Kredit Coface Finanze (AKCF),…

#banks#insolvency#international


Credit insurer refunds $6.5m to overcharged customers

Assurant Group companies have agreed to return about $6.5 million for charging what Maryland's insurance commissioner calls excessive rates for…

#compliance#insurance#Paid


Legal suits against US factor gather pace

Three pastors and a church employee have joined a growing list of inland investors looking to the courts to recoup…


HK wants more investment from mainland SMEs

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) has proposed relaxing restrictions to encourage more mainland private enterprises to invest in…

#Boost#international#Jobs


SMEs are the cornerstone of Philippine economic agenda

The trade secretary of the Philippines, Cesar V. Purisima, yesterday said more people should start up small- and medium-sized enterprises,…

#economy#forum#smes


SME’s export worth declines

Taiwan’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced a continuous annual decline in both export value and export ratio in…


Invoice finance firm strengthens management team

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), the UK invoice finance company, is strengthening its client management team in the south of England,…


Mid-sized firms not optimistic on growth

Mid-market firms in Wales are the least optimistic in the UK when it comes to business growth over the next…


Public company bankruptcies are at lowest number in six...

Approximately 110 public companies will file for bankruptcy in 2004, substantially fewer than in any of the past six years,…

#bonds#interest rates#international


Small businesses more vulnerable to bad debt – Atradius

The risk of bad debt is an inevitable fact of business life; however, the impact of a major irrecoverable loss,…

#Atradius#insolvency#invoice


Government creates new export insurance

Ecuador's government has created a new credit insurance to protect domestic exporters and to provide increased information about buyer's credit…

SMEs need stronger business proposals to win bank loans

Members of institutions supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development set the record straight to the apparent ongoing perception among…

#bank#banks#forum

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