AECM Newsletter March 22, 2012

SIAGI and OSEO renew their partnership for the access to finance of small companies

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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