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HSBC loans to SMEs exceed expectations

HSBC assistant general manager and head of commercial banking Margaret Leung said the bank's loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this year had grown by at least 12-13 per cent, compared with estimates of 10 per cent made in...

#bank#commercial lending#SME loans

New FDA foundation CDRom available

The Factors and Discounters Association (FDA) have announced that students on their Distance Learning course, the FDA Foundation, are now…


Business confidence analysis for Italy, France and Germany

In November the climate of confidence in manufacturing and mining industries has improved significantly in France and Germany and a…


Goverment plans help for law-abiding exporters

In an effort to reduce the transaction costs of exporters and make them more competitive in the global market, the…


EU Economic Affairs Commissioner fears higher rates

EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pedro Solbes has warned that the EU's failure to take action against French and German violations…

#GDP#interest rates#management


Delegation to seek export opportunities in S. Korea

A delegation of Thai small businesses will visit South Korea early next year to explore export opportunities, according to Vivat…

#conference#investment#management


ABN Amro opens trade finance portal to Indian businesses

The Dutch bank is extending its 'Channel Finance' service to small- and medium-sized Indian businesses. This provides clients with greater…

#ABN AMRO#bank#international


Access to finance for SMEs – European Commission

Europe's small businesses need more efficient pan-European financial markets, more equity investment, and a sharper public policy focus on early-…

#Access to Finance#European Commission#small businesses


China Central Bank chief urges steady interest rate reform

The governor of the People's Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan, said interest rate ranges for loans should be expanded to…


Electronic signatures gain legal status

Electronic signatures will carry the same legal weight as written ones, when a new law comes into force in 2005.…

#digital#e-commerce#security


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…

#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

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