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Weak dollar squeezes small US importers

Since hitting its lowest point in November 2000, the euro has shot up by more than 50 per cent against the dollar, effectively raising the prices that American businesses pay for European goods. Similar gains have occurred with the currencies...

#exports#interest rates#international

Leasing companies show very good results in 2003

Leasing companies enjoyed a boom last year as the value of assets leased in 2003 exceeded Ђ2.1 billion, a 30%…

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SMEs’ confidence is rising

Businesses are looking forward to a more prosperous 2004, according to a KPMG survey, with over 80% of executives in…

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Interest rate cut by 0.4%

Bank of Israel governor David Klein announced a 0.4 percent cut in the interest rates on 30 December, as was…

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Fed decision on interest rates

Low inflation and spare resources in the economy mean that policy can continue to support growth "for a considerable period",…

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Tourism sparks rush for credit by SMEs

Hong Kong's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are calling on their bankers for more credit to fund their growing business…

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HSBC revises its Hong Kong GDP growth forecast

George Leung, chief economist, Greater China at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited comments: In view of the faster…

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Leading economic experts speak on the impact of next...

Next year will see a cut in the corporate income tax (CIT) from 27 per cent to 19 per cent,…

#bank#CIT#insolvency


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


Economy surged in Q3

The US economy surged in the third quarter, growing even faster than originally thought, according to government data released on…

#conference#GDP#interest rates


Small businesses turn to credit unions

Jamaica's small business community is looking more to the financial services offered by local credit unions rather than those of…

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Small businesses give the thumbs up to banks

Complaints that big banks were reluctant to lend money to small businesses have proved largely unfounded, according to a new…

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Bank of England increases the cost of borrowing

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 3.75% - the first rise in almost four years. The previous…

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