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Parliament approves corporate tax reduction

The Portuguese parliament has approved the government’s Budget Bill for 2004 that slashes corporate taxes amid growing economic instability. The budget puts forward a reduction in the main corporate tax rate from 30 per cent to 25 per cent, with...

#Boost#exports#GDP

Consumers keep SMEs buoyant in slump – but big...

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have come through three years of global investment slump relatively unscathed, closing the profitability gap…

#bank#cash-flow#economic outlook


Poll shows environment worsening for SMEs; access to bank...

The Czech business environment is increasingly confusing, corruption among government clerks is growing and the work of the courts is…

#bank#banks#guarantees


National Bank raises base rate by 3%

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) raised the base rate, which is equal to the key two-week depo rate, by…


Public sector banks finalise new PLR formula

Public sector banks have finalised the formula for arriving at the new benchmark prime lending rate (PLR) as prescribed by…

#bank#banks#risk


Banks and government hammering out cooperation on EU project...

Government representatives announced last week that intense negotiations were under way with all the major Czech banks to provide low-cost…

#banks#Clear#funding


Leasing activities boost leading bank’s nine-month bottom lines

Leasing is a growing activity and has helped leading banks compensate for continuously shrivelling lending margins, according to recently released…

#bank#banks#Boost


Alex Lawrie Factors incentive helps fledgling businesses take flight

Alex Lawrie Factors, part of the Lloyds TSB Group, has joined forces with Lloyds TSB Business to help new businesses…


Small firms show signs of confidence in the future

Confidence about the economic outlook for small- and medium-sized business (SMEs) is returning, a new survey commissioned by mobile phone…


Export Development Canada cash advance gets show on the...

Montreal-based Cirque Eloize is flying high with the help of pre-shipment financing, a financing product offered by Export Development Canada…

#bank#bank loan#exporters


Experian says Scotland’s economy exceeds expectations

Scotland's economy grew at double the rate originally thought between 2000 and 2002, according to latest estimates from Experian®. These…


Opportunities in China “unprecedented” for SMEs

Government support and rapid economic growth offer "unprecedented" scope for small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop in China,…

#exports#forum#GDP

How to avoid a Christmas cashflow crisis

With many UK firms closing down for at least a week during the Christmas season, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance is…

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