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08/05/2013 - Bruxelles
On Thursday 6 June 2013, the Group III "Various Interests" of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will hold an extraordinary meeting to examine and debate issues related to access to credit by economic operators and to stimulating consumer... | Evénement |
08/05/2013 - Bruxelles
On 8th May 2013, the DG Competition of the European Commission has issued the draft proposal for the new General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) that is to be implemented latest on 1st January 2014. According to the Commission, the review of the GBER... | Actualités |
02/05/2013
The German Association of Guarantee Banks (VDB) expects own funds requirements for SME finance to rise due to the implementation of Basel III. One solution to improve capital requirements can be an increased use of participation finance via mezzanine... | Actualités |
02/05/2013 - Bruxelles
On 2nd May 2013, the European Commission organized a High Level Meeting of the SME Finance Forum on the eve of an Informal Competitiveness Council, a consultation platform of relevant European stakeholders in SME finance. AECM was represented by its Chairman,... | Actualités |
30/04/2013
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO of the United Nations recently published a study on credit guarantee systems for agriculture and rural development. According to the FAO, partial credit guarantees are a comparatively new instrument in agricultural... | Actualités |
26/04/2013 - Bruxelles
As part of the State aid Modernisation (SAM) initiative, the competition services of the European Commission published an issues paper on the possible role and scope of an evaluation of state aid that has been granted by Member States. In particular,... | Actualités |
25/04/2013
We kindly inform all our members and colleagues who have not yet registered for AECM annual event in Rome, Italy, 20th -22nd June 2013, that we still have a contingent of places and rooms and that inscriptions are still possible until the 8th of May.After... | Evénement |
19/04/2013
Access to finance remains a key challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises and a stumbling block to recovery in most countries, according to a new OECD report. Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2013: An OECD Scoreboard (extract) says small and medium-sized... | Actualités |
16/04/2013 - Brussels
On 16th April, the European Parliament adopted the CRD IV, implementing the Basel III accord in the EU, with a wide majority after 9 months of negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and the European Commission. The CRD IV rules consist... | Actualités |
01/04/2013
The German Society for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ) published a practical manual for setting up guarantee schemes in the particular context of developing countries. The GIZ underlines tThe economic... | Actualités |
25/03/2013
On 25th March 2013, the Commission initiated a consultation process regarding the long-term financing needs for the European economy. All interested stakeholders are encouraged to provide contributions, particularly from national and international public... | Actualités |
11/03/2013
On 11th March 2013, DG Enterprise of the European Commission has started a public consultation with a questionnaire regarding a study on obstacles for Mutual societies in the Internal Market. The study contains details on characteristics, legal frameworks,... | Actualités |
07/03/2013 - Luxembourg
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has published an amended RSI (Risk Sharing Instrument) Call for Expression of Interest. It is now open to guarantee institutions, which may apply for the RSI Counter-Guarantee. The RSI is a pilot programme, on the basis... | Actualités |
31/01/2013
In January, the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) published a study by Messrs Pablo Pombo, Horacio Molin and Jesus N. Ramírez about the classification of guarantee systems in Latin-America. The study is only available in Spanish. This study examines... | Actualités |
31/01/2013 - Porto
On the 31st of January, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Fundo de Contragarantia Mútuo (FCGM – Portuguese Mutual Counterguarantee Fund managed by SPGM), have signed the first CIP loan counter-guarantee agreement in Portugal to support Small... | Evénement |
22/01/2013
On 22nd January, the EIF announced the provision of an additional €150 million by the European Commission to the Risk Sharing Instrument (RSI) pilot project. The RSI is managed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and combines EU budget money and EIF... | Actualités |
22/01/2013
The German Association of Guarantee Banks (Verband Deutscher Bürgschaftsbanken, VDB), the German member organization of AECM, presented first statistical material for its SME guarantee activity for the year 2012. According to the VDB, the German economy... | Actualités |
14/01/2013
The European recently published two new consultations in relation with the State Aid Modernization initiative (SAM). SAM aims at reviewing existing EU State Aid legislation with a view of presenting a new Framework in time for the new EU programming period... | Actualités |
10/01/2013
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) and the sectoral Business Associations agreed to a prolongation of the SME debt moratorium called “New measures for SME credit” until March 2013. Under the agreement, companies will have the option of asking for a... | Actualités |
 10/01/2013
On 10th January 2013, austria wirtschaftsservice (aws) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) signed a counterguarantee agreement in the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). Under the terms of the agreement, aws will be able... | Actualités |
 21/12/2012
Published on 21st December, the European Commission's 2012 State Aid Scoreboard revealed that the volume of national support to the financial sector actually taken by banks between October 2008 and 31 December 2011 amounted to around €1.6 trillion (13 %... | Actualités |
20/12/2012
A public consultation on the state aid rules applicable in the agricultural and forestry sector has been opened by the European Commission on 20th December 2012, with stakeholders invited to provide their comments in the next 3 months. The consultation... | Actualités |
14/12/2012
On 14 th December 2012, FedartFidi, the sectoral association of mutual guarantee societies (Confidi) for craft businesses in Italy, presented its final draft of the annual study regarding its network. In Italy, the network represents some 133 Confidi,... | Actualités |
 14/12/2012
On 14th December, the European Commission decided to approve the prolongation of the UK National Loan Guarantee Scheme, originally approved on 14 March 2012. The measure aims at reducing the cost of finance for SMEs. The Commission found the National... | Actualités |
 13/12/2012
PMV-Waarborgbeheer, the public guarantee institution and AECM member for the Belgian Region of Flanders, has expanded its product supply. According to recent changes in legislation, it is now able to provide some types of bridge financing in Flanders... | Actualités |
12/12/2012
For the last 10 years, Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) has provided guarantees, subsidies, ERP-loans with low interest rates, own funds and consultancy services to support the growth and development potential of Austrian companies. On the occasion of... | Actualités |
 12/12/2012
The European Small Business Finance Outlook (ESBFO) provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF (equity, securitisation, microfinance). The last ESBFO was published in May 2012. With regards to the market environment, the ESBFO found that... | Actualités |
 10/12/2012
Over the last weeks, the European Investment Fund (EIF) signed a number of agreements with Financial intermediaries from the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic for the pilot programme of the “Risk Sharing Instrument” (RSI),... | Actualités |
 05/12/2012
On the 5th December and in the context of its State Aid Modernisation (SAM) initiative, the European Commission has adopted proposals to amend two Council Regulations governing EU state aid control. The reform of the Procedural Regulation of 1999 is aimed... | Actualités |
 03/12/2012 - Athens
On 27th September, AECM's Greek member organization, the Hellenic Fund for Entrepreneurship and Development (ETEAN SA), appointed its new CEO and President of the Board of Directors, Mr. George Gerontoukos. | Actualités |
03/12/2012
Transeo, a European non-profit association specialized in raising awareness regarding the issue of business transfer at regional, national and European level as well as working on solutions and projects to improve SME transfers, has just published its... | Actualités |
29/11/2012
On 29th November 2012, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) adopted the Report by Rapporteur Jürgen Creutzmann (ALDE, Germany) on the new “Programme for Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs”, which is to replace the current Competitiveness... | Actualités |
 29/11/2012
The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Fund (Garfondas) – the institution providing credit and leasing guarantees for rural undertakings, celebrates its 15 years of activity. Since it started operations, the Fund has issued more than 4 thousand credit guarantees... | Actualités |
 28/11/2012
On 28th November 2012, UAB „Investicijų ir verslo garantijos“ (INVEGA), one of AECM's member organizations from Lithuania, organized a conference on „Financial Instruments for Small and Medium Enterprises: Status Quo and Perspectives“. The conclusion... | Actualités |
09/11/2012
Following the recent publication of a survey on access to finance for SMEs by the European Central Bank, the UEAPME Board of Directors sees a worrying trend that must be reversed. It considers that the data released by the European Central Bank confirms... | Actualités |
26/10/2012 - Buenos Aires
REGAR, the Ibero-American Guarantee Network, organized its XVII Annual Forum this year from the 26th - 27th October in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the title “SMEs and guarantees, the right to access credit”, the event served as a platform for the interchange... | Actualités |
18/10/2012
The Commission published its SME Performance Review for 2011-2012 in the framework of the 2012 SME Week. The report, prepared for the Commission by Ecorys, a Dutch consultancy firm, states that despite the challenges faced by the economy in the European... | Actualités |
 17/10/2012 - Paris
On 17th October 2012, the French Minister of the Economy, Mr. Pierre Moscovici, presented the project for the creation of a new Public Investment Bank (Banque publique d'investissement, BPI). The new institution, for which the relevant legal act is still... | Actualités |
17/10/2012
On 17th October 2012, the Irish Prime Minister, the Vice-Prime Minister and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, announced the launch of an SME Credit Guarantee Scheme to go live on Wednesday 24th October. The scheme is expected to provide... | Actualités |
 17/10/2012
Today, AECM published its position paper regarding the review of the De minimis Regulation in the framework of the State Aid Modernization initiative. | Actualités |
15/10/2012
Given the fact that nowadays, the growth potential for French SMEs lies in foreign markets, where an external growth strategy can lead to increased turn-over and market shares, Oséo and Pramex International have signed an agreement aiming at supporting... | Actualités |
11/10/2012
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10/10/2012
The Single Market Entrepreneurs Centre, the research hub of the Lisbon Council published on the 10 th October its latest paper entitled ‘SMEs in the single market. A growth agenda for the 21 st century' .In this report, eight leading personalities – including... | Actualités |
 08/10/2012
On 8th October, AECM published its position towards the Commission's Consultation regarding the review of the Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises. In view of the expiry of the Risk... | Actualités |
 03/10/2012
On 3rd October, the European Commission announced the commercial launch in Austria of the Risk Sharing Instrument (RSI), a new European Union loan guarantee facility for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The RSI, developed by the European... | Actualités |
01/10/2012
On 1st October, Ms. Mag.a Edeltraud Stiftinger has joined Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), an AECM member organization, as Director. Together with Director Mr. DI Bernhard Sagmeister, she will be in charge of managing the Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft... | Actualités |
01/10/2012 - Bruxelles
AECM issued its position on the Commission's questionnaire on the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, which will outline the Commission's initiative to boost entrepreneurship in Europe. According to the Commission, a European Entrepreneurship Action Plan... | Actualités |
28/09/2012
The European Commission has prolonged EU guidelines on state aid for the rescue and restructuring of companies in financial difficulty. The Commission is currently reflecting on a review of the guidelines in the context of the recently launched state... | Actualités |
26/09/2012 - Bruxelles
Following the publication in February of a proposal for the Creative Europe programme, including a guarantee facility for the sector, the European Commission today presented on 26 September a strategy to unlock the full potential of the cultural and creative... | Actualités |
26/09/2012
A new and innovative investment initiative dedicated to boosting equity investments made into Baltic enterprises has today been launched by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the three Baltic States. The Baltic Innovation Fund will invest EUR 100... | Actualités |
 25/09/2012
A new guarantee facility was launched in September this year in the Czech Republic. The Czech and Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank will issue guarantees for loans provided by Ceska Sporitelna (member of the Erste Group) which has been tendered... | Actualités |
 25/09/2012 - Bruxelles
On 25th September, AECM published its study on Pricing of guarantees. For the Association's lobbying activity to be effective and trustworthy, it has to be based on reliable statistical data. To this end, a Statistics Working Group (WGS) has been created... | Actualités |
 24/09/2012
In the run-up to the November European Council meeting dedicated to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020, the ministers discussed a revised "negotiating box", presented by the Cyprus Presidency at the Council meeting on 24 September.... | Actualités |
 21/09/2012
This year, the XVII Ibero-American Forum of Guarantee Schemes and Access to Finance for SMEs and Microcompanies will be held from 25 – 26 October in Buenoss Aires, Argentina on the topic of “SMEs and Guarantees: the right of Access to credit”. The Forum... | Evénement |
21/09/2012 - Bruxelles
On 21st September, the Commission published a guidance document providing answers to the most frequently asked questions to the currently valid General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER). This document is not directly related to the ongoing State Aid Modernization... | Actualités |
13/09/2012 - Bruxelles
On 12th September 2012, AECM published its contribution to the Commission's consultation process on the review of the currently valid General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), which was adopted on 6th August 2008. The consultation is part of the general... | Actualités |
 13/09/2012 - Bruxelles
AECM presents its key figures 2011 and compared to the previous years. The data is published on AECM's website and consist of the following figures: Statistics 2011, the Volume and Number of Outstanding Guarantees in portfolio, the Volume of Guarantees... | Actualités |
 12/09/2012 - Liège
Sowalfin, the Finance and Guarantee Society for SMEs from Wallonia (southern part of Belgium) celebrates its 10 years of existence with a strong performance. Sowalfin, set up in July 2002, is mainly active in issuing loan guarantees and providing co-financing.... | Actualités |
11/09/2012
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and GE Money Bank have signed the first CIP loan guarantee agreement in the Czech Republic to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This transaction will allow GE Money Bank to substantially increase its... | Actualités |
 07/09/2012 - Bruxelles
On 7th September, the European Commission organized a Workshop to discuss with stakeholders the results of ongoing microfinance facilities and to debate the design of future programmes to best address the needs of beneficiaries and financial intermediaries.... | Actualités |
22/08/2012
The Research & Market Analysis (RMA) department of the European Investment Fund (EIF) has published a Working Paper on “The importance of leasing for SME finance” as part of its EIF's Working Paper Series. | Actualités |
09/08/2012 - Rome
Recently a framework agreement was signed by Assoconfidi and Unioncamere, aiming at sharing values and strategic issues with the Chambers of Commerce with a view of helping the Confidi in their purpose of supporting access to finance for smaller enterprises.... | Actualités |
26/07/2012 - Bruxelles
In the context of its state aid modernisation initiative (SAM), the European Commission has launched a review of its Regulation applying to small aid amounts - the so-called "de minimis" Regulation (No 1998/2006). Under this Regulation, aid measures below... | Actualités |
25/07/2012 - Bruxelles
On 16th July 2012, the Commission launched a review of the Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (the Risk Capital Guidelines)[[2] OJ C 194, 18.8.2006, p. 2.2], as amended on 1 December... | Actualités |
23/07/2012
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Volksbank Slovenia have signed a EUR 8.75 million subordinated loan agreement aimed at supporting micro-businesses and self-employed entrepreneurs in Slovenia. This transaction was signed under the European Progress... | Actualités |
17/07/2012 - Bruxelles
On 17th July, the Commission launched a consultation on its future European Entrepreneurship Action Plan, to be published in autumn this year, and which is intending to take up input from all interested parties on the scope of possible future actions... | Actualités |
 26/06/2012 - Bucarest
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13/06/2012
In a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Ibero-American Secretariat General SEGIB, held on Tuesday, 15th November 2011, the Iberoamercian Guarantee Network REGAR received the credentials of an Iberoamerican Network American Network recognized by... | Actualités |
 12/06/2012
On 12th June, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) of the European Parliament adopted its report, prepared by the Rapporteur Othmar Karas (EPP, Austria) on the CRD IV (Capital Requirements Directive and regulation), which is to implement... | Actualités |
08/06/2012 - Bucharest, Romania
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 08/06/2012
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 07/06/2012
On occasion of its General Assembly meeting on 7th June 2012 in Bucharest, AECM was joined by the Fund of Small Enterprise Credit Assistance of Moscow (FSECA). With this new member, AECM now represents 38 member organizations in 20 EU Member States, Montenegro,... | Actualités |
 24/05/2012 - Spa, Belgium
On 24-25th May 2012, Transeo, the European Association for SME Transfer, organizes its 2012 international conference in Spa, Belgium. The conference is the meeting place for professionals in transfer of SMEs (private advisors, public institutions, academics).... | Evénement |
25/04/2012 - Brussels
The European Commission has adopted a De-Minimis Regulation for companies providing services of general economic interest (SGEI). This is the last pillar of a new package of state aid rules for SGEI, the bulk of which has been adopted in December 2011.The... | Actualités |
23/04/2012
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19/04/2012
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, launched the SME Finance Forum, a G-20initiative designed to improve access to financial resources for small and medium enterprises and catalyze effective SME-financing tools.... | Actualités |
19/04/2012 - Paris
On the occasion of a special event coorganized on 19th April, by the OECD and the G20, presided by H.R.H. Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, the UNSG's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and Honorary Patron of the G20 Global Partnership... | Actualités |
19/04/2012 - Paris
AECM has been formally accepted as an official observer to the OECD Working Party for SMEs and Entrepreneurship (WPSMEE). The WPSMEE meets on a regular basis twice a year and serves as a platform for exchange on SME policies for OECD Members and partner... | Actualités |
 11/04/2012
On Wednesday 11th April, Mr. José Fernando Figueiredo presented AECM's views of the future design of the CIP follow-up programmes COSME and Horizon 2020. The Workshop, organized by Policy Department A for the ITRE Committee and co-chaired by Mrs Teresa... | Actualités |
29/03/2012
On 29th March, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued its opinion on the draft regulation proposal for COSME. The EESC points to a number of ambiguities between the proposed financial instruments, the Horizon 2020 programme and other... | Actualités |
28/03/2012
On 28th March, the European Court of Auditors issued it Special Report (No. 2/2012) on the effectiveness of ERDF financial instruments for SMEs. The ECA based its findings on an audit of the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial engineering measures... | Actualités |
 19/03/2012
The Commission has published a Green Paper on “shadow banking”, which as
a first step allows the Commission to consult on views of stakeholders
before drafting a legislative proposal.
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16/03/2012
The public development bank Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), leads the „SEE-IFA Network“, which aims at developing and introducing new instruments as well as at exporting know-how for development institutions. aws is Lead Partner of the EU-co-financed... | Actualités |
14/03/2012 - Brussels
Following the Cohesion policy proposals of 6th October, and in order to help Member States with their preparations for the next programming period the Commission has presented the "Common Strategic Framework" (CSF). It is intended to help in setting clear... | Actualités |
14/03/2012
The European Commission has approved a UK measure, which aims at reducing the cost of finance for SMEs, until 30 June 2012. The Commission found the National Loan Guarantee Scheme to be in line with the crisis State aid rules for banks, because it ensures... | Actualités |
14/03/2012
Brussels, 14 March 2012 - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the state aid criteria it proposes to use to assess Member States' film support schemes in future. The criteria are set out in a draft Communication, on which the... | Actualités |
14/03/2012
The Commission has published a consultation via questionnaire to gather input for the review of the EU state aid rules applicable to regional aid. To recall, as a derogation to the general prohibition to grant the Treaty provides that state aid to promote... | Actualités |
09/03/2012
At the end of February, the Alliance for Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has launched a political campaign in favour of SMEs in Europe. The campaign will be led by MEP Jürgen Creutzmann, Vice-President of the SME Intergroup at the European Parliament.... | Actualités |
08/03/2012
The Commission launched its 2012 edition of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards. It rewards the success of public bodies and public-private partnerships in promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship. The objectives of the European Commission's annual... | Actualités |
06/03/2012
AssoConfidi and Chambers of commerce signed an agreement that sets up some guidelines applicable throughout the country for the support from the chambers to the Italian Mutual Guarantee Societies (Confidi), which are increasingly identified as a specific... | Actualités |
 02/03/2012
Romanian entrepreneurs interested in accessing credit lines in the framework of the « Kogalniceanu » programme can benefit from a guarantee ceiling of 1,2 billion Lei in 2012. The guarantee will cover individual credit lines with an amount of up to 100.000... | Actualités |
28/02/2012
UEAPME, the European craft and SME employers' organisation, published its latest survey on SME business confidence, which shows that European small businesses are in “wait and see” mode as uncertainty prevails over confidence and a mild recession is underway.... | Actualités |
24/02/2012
On 23rd February, Bernard Stalter, Chairman of SIAGI, and François Drouin, Chairman of Oséo, signed an annual agreement, renewing a credit co-guarantee partnership dating from 1999. Since the 1st April 2011, the two guarantee societies provide a specific... | Actualités |
17/02/2012
On the occasion of the Board of Presidents, which has been held in Rome on January 18th, Asscooperfidi has joined Assoconfidi , the central association of the national mutual guarantee federations of Italian Confidi (Italian mutual guarantee societies),... | Actualités |
 16/02/2012
Following the financial and economic crisis, which was accompanied by an extraordinarily high level of demand for guarantees, the year 2011 has proven to be stable for German SMEs. According to preliminary figures, SMEs received guarantees of a total... | Actualités |
10/02/2012
Two studies investigating the possible consequences for SME access to finance of the introduction of the Basel III accord in the EU were presented this week in Brussels. The first study was presented on the occasion of a Parlamentary event organized by... | Actualités |
 10/02/2012
On the 16th January, the Portuguese national mutual guarantee system announced the opening of a new credit line for micro, small and medium-sized companies of a total budget of € 1,5 billion called “PME Crescimento”. This new credit line substitutes the... | Actualités |
06/02/2012
On 23 November 2011 the European Commission launched the new 'Creative Europe' programme which will provide support to artists and SMEs in the different arts sectors throughout Europe. The European cultural and creative sectors represent around 4.5% of... | Actualités |
06/02/2012
Text: On 6th February, the European Investment Fund launched a Call for Expression of Interest for the Risk Sharing Instrument for Research & Development & Innovation driven SMEs and small mid-caps (“RSI”, “RSI Facility”).The RSI is a separate compartment... | Actualités |
27/01/2012
End January an AECM working group on agriculture took place in Bucharest on best practices in credit guarantee for farmers throughout the EU. Organized under the aegis of the Rural Credit Guarantee Fund (RCGF) of Romania, the meeting that takes place... | Actualités |
27/01/2012
The EIF has signed an agreement with GE Capital France's Equipment Finance, which specializes in providing alternative forms of financing solutions to businesses, in order to help increase lending to micro and small businesses in France.For businesses,... | Actualités |
26/01/2012
On 18th January, the European Investment Fund and ICREF (The Institute of Credit and Finance of the Region of Murcia) signed the first agreement under Progress Microfinance in Spain to benefit micro-enterprises and self-employed entrepreneurs with a... | Actualités |
25/01/2012
On the 25th of January 2012, the European Investment Fund (EIF) organised a Workshop on EU financial instruments for SMEs in cooperation with the European Commission (EC). The workshop brought together all relevant stakeholders at national and European... | Actualités |
19/01/2012
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 17/01/2012
Last year, KredEx, the Estonian Member Organization of AECM, provided guarantees of 52 million Euros to the financial liabilities of 454 enterprises. The support of KredEx made it possible for enterprises to include additional financing from banks in... | Actualités |
16/01/2012
A Commision study published on 16th January 2012 finds that 85% of net new jobs (1) in the EU between 2002 and 2010 were created by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). This figure is considerably higher than the 67%-share of SMEs in total employment.... | Actualités |
02/01/2012
On 1st January 2012, the new amendment of the statutes of the Lithuanian Rural Credit Guarantee Fund (Garfondas) came into force, allowing it to start a new facility – providing guarantees, not only for banks and credit unions, but also for leasing companies.... | Actualités |
22/12/2011
Over the months of November and December, AECM has participated in a number of conferences aimed at developing access to finance and guarantee systems in Africa and in the Mediterranean Region. The first initiative was an Africa – EU session organized... | Actualités |
07/12/2011 - Brussels
On 7th December, the Commission issued an EU Action Plan to improve access to finance for SMEs which presents the various EU policies and measures to make access to finance easier for Europe's 23 million SMEs.It covers actions to improve the venture capital... | Actualités |
30/11/2011 - Brussels
On the 30th November, European Commission issued a proposal for the successor to the 7th Framework Programme for Innovation and a number of other programmes, the package of measures proposed “to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe.... | Actualités |
 30/11/2011 - Brussels
On the 30th of November, the Commission presented the Competiveness and Innovation programme (CIP) follow-up programme called, Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME). A budget of €2.5 billion over the period 2014-2020 will ensure the continuity... | Actualités |
23/11/2011 - Brussels
On 23rd November, the Commission tabled a report on “minimizing regulatory burden for SMEs – Adapting EU Regulation to the needs of micro-enterprises”. The aim of the report is to outline how the Commission intends to take its “think small first” principle... | Actualités |
15/11/2011
On behalf of the Ministry of the Economy, Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) has made available the new support programme “SME assessment for Creditworthiness” at the beginning of the month of November. In its one-year pilot-phase, the new programme... | Actualités |
09/11/2011
AECM issued its position paper regarding the EU implementation of the Basel III accord via the Capital Requirements Directive IV. Although they are not credit institutions, as financial intermediaries, AECM's member organizations are in general subject... | Actualités |
25/10/2010 - Brussels
On 25th October, AECM responded to the European Commission's consultation on the prolongation of the Temporary State Aid Framework. While AECM welcomes the extension of the Framework, it calls for maintaining all the provisions relevant to guarantee instruments,... | Actualités |
31/08/2010
This report gives an overview over the impact anti-crisis measures have had for SME access to finance. AECM member organisations have been quick to issue specific anti-crisis guarantee products, mainly in support of working capital. In total, they have... | Actualités |
07/07/2010
An update of a previous study of the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung of the University in Trier, Germany, has assessed the macroeconomic benefits of the activity of the German Guarantee Banks in the current context of the crisis. | Actualités |
13/05/2010
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20/09/2009 - Bruxelles
This reports provides a comprehensive overview of the measures undertaken by AECM member organisations to fight the impact of the financial crisis on SME finance. Among others, they have adapted existing products (coverage rate, lower guarantee premiums,... | Actualités |
