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Credit anxiety looms for SMEs

Anxiety over credit problems in small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) is increasing, as 67 per cent of loans to those companies expire this year. SMEs’ total bank debt amounts to 263 trillion won (US$227 billion), of which 67 per cent...

#bank#banks#economy

SEAF to launch US$40 million India fund

US-based venture capital firm Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) will make its debut in the Indian market with its SEAF…


SMEs record major uplift in confidence

There has been a marked improvement in business confidence among small firms, according to the latest quarterly survey by the…


Senior finance executive – just the job for fraud

Wanted. Male, 36-45, finance experience, senior executive level. That, according to analysis by forensic accountants at KPMG, is not so…

#frauds#Goldman Sachs#Two


Deloitte & Touche warn on money laundering surge on...

Banks and other financial institutions could face a potential surge in money laundering when the European Union expands at the…

#anti-money laundering#bank#banks


Business failures set to hit 6-year low in 2005

According to a report published today by the business advice group BDO Stoy Hayward, the number of bankruptcies is set…

#bankruptcy#British business#economy


Bad debts a growing problem for exporters – IEA...

Over half of Irish exporters had customers who did not pay them over the last year, according to a survey…

#bad debts#cash-flow#exporters


David Robertson highlights scope and benefits of FDA’s work

David Robertson, managing director of Bibby Financial Services and the next FDA Chariman (from June 2004), highlighted the work that…


MFB records HUF6.14bn net income in 2003 – new...

State-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) recorded a net income of HUF6.14 bn (US$27.4 m) in 2003, according to the company's…

#bank#funding#interest rate


Factoring rebounds from 2002 lows

The stabilisation of the economy and decreasing interest rates in 2000 and 2001 led to growth in the factoring industry,…

#bank#banks#factoring industry


Industrial Bank of Korea leads export factoring market

In South Korea, factoring arrangements are essentially corporate credit facilities based on trade bills, accounts receivable and consumer credits. International…

#bank#exporters#international


Bangladesh Bank to finance the ‘missing middle’ SMEs

The Bangladesh Bank has initiated a programme involving 1 billion taka (US$17.2 million) to promote small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),…

#Bangladesh bank#bank#small businesses

Exporters increasingly shun ECGD support scheme – CBI chief

CBI chief Digby Jones has accused the government of undermining support for British exporters and exacerbating the number of manufacturing…

#exporters#exports#international

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