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FDI inflows increase to record US$9.3 bn in 2002

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows amounted to a record US$ 9.3bn in the Czech Republic last year, which is the highest sum per capita in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a UN report on world investments. The Czech Republic...

“A Development Committee” for SMEs

A round table of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) was the initiative today behind closed doors of the President of…


Small firms given hope of cheaper liability premiums

The pressure on small businesses to meet the soaring costs of compulsory employers liability insurance came a step closer to…

#risk#small business#small businesses


Business confidence up in August

Manufacturers were more optimistic in August compared to previous months: the confidence index, calculated by the ISAE (Economic Research Institute)…


Eurozone economies continue to disappoint

Official figures show the eurozone economy contracted slightly in the second quarter, fractionally below earlier estimates but in line with…


Kansai learns to live with China

The Kansai industrial region, regarded as one of the most depressed in Japan, has begun to grow faster than the…


Petroleum Distributors Intelligence Unit launched by John Reynolds Group

The John Reynolds Group Ltd, one of the UK’s oldest and leading independent specialist credit insurance brokers, has launched the…


SMEDA and Prime Bank to provide services to SMEs

The Small And Medium Size Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) and Prime Bank have agreed to provide complete business solutions including…

#bank#leadership#SME financing


EBRD lends Ђ150 million to aid Volksbank's east European...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) yesterday (9 September) said it will lend up to Ђ150 million to…

#Access to Finance#bank#funding


Government contributions to promote regional export totals $8 million

"Canadian exporters are known around the world for their innovativeness and the excellence of their products and services," said the…

#DEC#exporters#international


EU accession could prove fatal for many SMEs

Government trade agency CzechTrade, Deloitte & Touche (D&T) and consultancy Adwise have unveiled a new programme designed to provide exporters…

#conference#exporters#international


Government to address SMEs’ weak capital base

With insufficient capital investment in the financial market of Ghana’s economy, the government, through the Ministry of Finance and Economic…

#economy#financial institutions#funding

New China trade mission announced

Tanaiste Mary Harney has announced a new trade mission to China in October, involving 77 Irish companies and educational institutions…

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