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Coface country risk trends – October 2004

The world country risk index continued to improve during the past three months (down 4%) and at an accelerated pace. That improvement mainly reflects better payment behaviour by companies in Europe and even brighter expectations on the business environment. In...

#interest rates#payment behaviour#risk

Survey finds less than half pay bills on time

Almost one in five invoices issued to multinational companies are paid early, according to a UK and European survey by…

#FSB#invoice#Paid


Russian foreign trade bank establishes import credit line with...

Russia's major state-owned bank, Vneshtorgbank (VTB), has signed a cooperation agreement with the Agricultural Bank of China, the company said…


EFIC and Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions form a new...

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has signed an alliance agreement with Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions (ZEMS), the political risk…

#emerging markets#exports#guarantees


EIB provides Ђ60m to support Egyptian private sector

Under the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s financing institution, is…


Depfa to launch credit insurance unit in Europe, US...

Depfa Bank Plc is planning to launch a credit insurance division in the first half of 2005 in anticipation of…

#bank#capital requirements#management


Atradius increases share capital by Ђ86.5m

Atradius, one of the world’s leading credit insurers, has further improved its already strong capitalisation by issuing 6.6 million new…

#Atradius#bank#confirming


Dutch finance firm provides loans for Vietnam's SMEs

FMO Dutch finance company has signed a contract with Vietnam's Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) to finance…


World Bank offers US$1.1bn in international guarantees

Despite continued falls in levels of foreign direct investment (FDIs) in developing countries, The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) issued…


Jean-Paul Votron's first day as Fortis CEO

Jean-Paul Votron has today been officially appointed executive director until the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2008. He has…

#commercial finance#financial institution#financial services


US Ex-Im Bank backs GE sale of 200 locomotive...

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today approved a US$121.7m long-term loan guarantee to support the export…

#ABN AMRO#bank#emerging markets


Exim Thailand backs investment in Vietnam

After visiting Vietnam last month, the Export-Import Bank of Thailand’s board has pledged to support Thai businesses that invest there,…

Eurofactor initiative set to “revolutionise” trading across Europe

Leading business finance experts, Eurofactor, have launched a new pan-European factoring facility which may “revolutionise” the way multinational operating groups…

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