Over the past few years, Italy’s economy has gone through a recessionary period. A recession is defined as two negative quarters of contraction and is a sharp slow-down in the rate of economic growth. In the final quarter of 2018, Italy’s economy shrank by 0.2% and is the third time the country’s growth has fallen into recession over the last decade.
Cash is king, particularly for small businesses. However, maintaining a healthy cashflow is often tricky, and complications around late payments, irregular orders and unplanned costs to the businesses can often… read more →
One of the critical questions facing organisations is finding the appropriate mix of Finance for their activities. Equity and debt are the traditional sources of Funding for most companies, while… read more →
In an early scene in the Hollywood blockbuster, “The Wolf of Wall Street”, Matthew McConaughey, acting as a senior broker, describes predicting the value of a stock as a ‘Fugazi’…… read more →
We spoke to BOOST&Co about growth debt, an alternative to raising equity for businesses, and how debt can be a useful tool to grow a company. What are growth loans?… read more →
We have been plagued with volatility in both world markets and the commodities sector over the last year. There has been a well-publicized slump in oil prices and now we… read more →
An overview of the UK economy: March 2015 Our analysts at Trade Finance Global look at recent economic trends and what’s going on in the economy. Due to oil price… read more →
Greece’s current programme of loans ends at the end of February and a final bailout tranche still has to be negotiated. After recent meetings a final decision has not been… read more →
Cash flow is crucial in any business. No matter what your turnover or net profits are, if you don’t have enough cash to pay your employees at the end of… read more →
In the Bank of England January 2014 Trends in Lending report some interesting changes are outlined. In the report, the Bank of England looked at major UK lenders including Banco… read more →
