Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail

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• Hope for SMEs battling with intransigent banks

  Listening to chancellor Alistair Darling being interviewed this morning, it seems as if some progress is being made following the prime minister's pledge three weeks ago that he would "insist" on banks providing support to small- and medium... Posted Oct 30 2008, 11:27 AM by Jo Francis with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: banks, SMEs, credit crunch

• Small businesses carrying the can for the big banking balls-up

  While Gordon Brown was explaining the Great £50bn Bank Bail Out yesterday, he stated "we will insist on bank credit lines being extended to small business on a normal basis". How exactly will the PM's insistence manifest itself, I wonder... Posted Oct 09 2008, 10:24 AM by Jo Francis with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: St Ives, banks, SMEs

• Icelandic investments under scrutiny

  I've been following the latest coverage of the so-called "Icelandic financial miracle" and Icelandic investments abroad with considerable interest. The XL Leisure debacle has resulted in a further flurry of articles, not least because one... Posted Sep 17 2008, 11:38 AM by Jo Francis with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Roto Smeets, HHBV, Iceland, Wyndeham, banks, Polestar