Covid-19 containment measures around the world have impacted both national and international supply chains and trade. Responses to the 2020 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer (PPB) survey in Asia suggest the resulting delays in payments are largely being financed by suppliers as the use of trade credit in most markets surveyed, and along with it, payment […]
Corporations in the United Arab Emirates expect increased delays in payments from customers, a growing risk of default and an overall weakening in business performance as the country copes with the disruptive impact of Covid-19, according to Atradius’ latest Payment Practices Barometer survey. With an economy struggling from the collapse in oil prices and major […]
The growth of the factoring industry in 2019 continued its upward trend and the reported figures indicate an increase of over 5% to reach 2,917 bn euro. When looking at the individual markets, we must remember that the local currency fluctuation against the euro played an extremely important role, similar to past years. Europe further […]
Independent research that is conducted twice a year (since 2014) by market analysts East & Partners on behalf of national SME funder Scottish Pacific. On ScotPac’s behalf, East & Partners and polls a representative sample of Australian SMEs with $1-20m revenue, who use all types of methods to fund their businesses (ie it is not […]
As part of Enterprise Singapore’s Singapore E-Commerce Programme, Amazon is inviting local small and medium-sized (SME) retailers interested in making their products available to more customers and growing their businesses online, to sign up with Amazon.sg. Eligible small and medium businesses qualify for a one-time grant from Enterprise Singapore of up to S$9,000 per retailer […]
Oxford Business Group launches 2020 analysis of Kingdom’s economy Saudi Arabia’s efforts to boost both non-oil and private-sector growth, while moving swiftly to introduce measures aimed at mitigating the impact of Covid-19, are analysed in a new report by the global research and advisory firm Oxford Business Group (OBG). The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020 explores […]
bitFlyer Europe, the European arm of the world’s largest bitcoin exchange by trading volumes, has today released the results of its annual Crypto-Confidence Index. Built from a consumer poll of 10,000 respondents across 10 countries in Europe, this is the second year of the index which demonstrates the levels of confidence in European populations that […]
Ebury is the first non-bank financial institution to be granted approval to provide SMEs with loans under the Italian government’s guarantee scheme “Garanzia Italia”. The scheme, which is available to Italian businesses with less than 5,000 employees and €1.5bn turnover, provides government guarantees to cover up to 90% of the loan value. Ebury’s participation follows […]
Since we last conducted this survey at the end of March, the number of Covid-19 cases around the globe has more than doubled. But as many countries have reached peaks in the numbers of new infections, some clarity is emerging. Focus is now turning to ending the lockdowns, and in a few countries, some nonessential […]
Ebury, one of Europe’s largest fintech companies, has been granted approval in the Netherlands to provide SMEs with loans under the government’s SME Credit Guarantee Scheme, which was launched in response to the coronavirus crisis. The scheme, which is available to Dutch businesses with fewer than 250 employees, provides government guarantees for loans of up […]
