Ireland

A new survey by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has revealed that Irish SMEs are being hit hard by late payments

The Irish government introduced a new Code of Conduct for Business Lending to SMEs, conferring new rights on SMEs in their dealings with regulated entities, such as financial institutions.

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The Irish government has unveiled a new Enterprise Stabilisation Fund as part of an emergency budget introduced to stabilise Ireland's public finances and repair its banking system.

Funding from the EIB has been welcomed by Irish business leaders and SMEs, but some argue that the funding has been late in coming, and is largely yet to be passed on by the banks.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is finalising agreements to extend three new generation EIB loans for SMEs in Ireland

The Irish SME Association complains that government aid packages are not reaching Irish business.  

Business Climate Index paints a damning picture for SMEs in the current environment.

Government feet-dragging on export credit insurance top-ups is damaging the position of Irish businesses.

New Code of Conduct for Business Lending to SMEs expected to stablise SME situation.

In a statement released today Anglo Irish Bank announced that they will work fully with the government following the decision to take the bank into public ownership