AECM Newsletter February 2012

AECM Press Release - AECM Seminar on the future challenges for guarantee schemes, Bucharest, 8th June 2012

26/06/2012

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

07/12/2011
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...

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....

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On 8th May 2013, the DG Competition of the European Commission has issued the draft proposal for the...
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The German Association of Guarantee Banks (VDB) expects own funds requirements for SME finance to rise...
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On 2nd May 2013, the European Commission organized a High Level Meeting of the SME Finance Forum on the...
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