Ireland

European Telecom's administrators have closed the doors at the distributor, making 80 people redundant.

Euler Hermes today outlined its prognosis for a 4% increase in exporter insolvencies in Ireland in the face of a 2007 slowdown in world trade growth led mainly by the US.

Euler Hermes has set up shop in Ireland, with plans to employ more than 20 people within 12 months. The French company, which is controlled by Germany's Allianz, has acquired

A new commercial finance player has entered the market in Ireland. Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance enters the Irish market, under the stewardship of

Lloyds TSB, the only one of the Big Four UK retail banking groups not operating here, is about to dip its toe in the Irish market

Late payments are causing major problems for firms, imposing unnecessary administrative burdens and in some instances leading to insolvency, according to the Small Firms Association

More than euro 50m was invested in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and developing companies last year by Enterprise Ireland partnership funds

National Irish Bank said he will be responsible for developing the asset finance and invoice discounting business across

Euler Hermes is studying the acquisition of Allianz Ireland credit insurance activities. These activities currently represent turnover of