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		<title>Barclays campaigns for trade finance concession</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2012/01/27/barclays-campaigns-for-trade-finance-concession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basel III rules on capital requirements risk jeopardising the provision of trade finance, with the greatest impact on Europe’s small and medium sized enterprises, Barclays claims. The lender&#8217;s global head of trade and working capital, Kah Chye Tan, is therefore urging regulators not to damage the ability of banks to allow SMEs to trade globally. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>27% rise in retailers entering administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the last quarter of 2011 including the Christmas period, administrations in the UK retail sector increased by 27% compared with the previous three months, as 42 retailers went bust. According to research by Deloitte, last year saw an 11% overall rise in the number of retailers in England and Wales falling into administration, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barclaycard corporate becomes contactless</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/12/07/barclaycard-corporate-becomes-contactless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barclaycard has announced that all its newly issued corporate cards will be enabled to make contactless transactions. Claiming a UK first, the card provider says the move should make it easier for businesses of all sizes to track smaller transactions that are currently made using cash. Contactless technology allows cardholders to pay for goods of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taxpayer to underwrite £40bn in SME loans</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/27/taxpayer-to-underwrite-40bn-in-sme-loans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit easing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has revealed that the Government&#8217;s credit easing scheme will underwrite banks loans of up to £40 billion to Britain&#8217;s smaller businesses. Speaking on BBC 1&#8242;s Andrew Marr Show, the Chancellor explained that underwriting the loans will mean that companies with turnover of less than £50 million should be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lloyds earmarks £12bn for SME lending</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/23/lloyds-earmarks-12bn-for-sme-lending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyds Banking Group has committed to lending at least £12 billion to help Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses in 2012. In addition, the group’s SME Charter now includes a pledge to invest £20 million in community finance projects. The bank&#8217;s group director, commercial, John Maltby, comments: “Times have been tough for Britain’s small firms &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBI: business leaders&#8217; confidence plummets</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/20/cbi-business-leaders-confidence-plummets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confidence is sinking fast among UK business leaders, according to a new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The eurozone crisis is blamed for a sharp fall in sentiment, together with the possibility of a second banking crisis. On the eve of its annual conference, the Confederation has published new research based on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small manufacturers lose confidence</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/07/small-manufacturers-lose-confidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sentiment has fallen sharply among the UK&#8217;s small and medium-sized manufacturers, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Of the 412 respondents to the CBI&#8217;s latest quarterly SME Trends Survey, 27% said domestic orders rose in the three months to October and 27% said that they fell. The resulting balance of 0% was the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coface delivers trade credit blow</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/10/18/coface-delivers-trade-credit-blow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trade credit insurer, Coface, has reported a deterioration in the average strength of companies in Europe and the US, amending some of its risk ratings accordingly. Unsurprisingly, the firm has also flagged up a decline in the credit contracted in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland during the first half of 2011. But it goes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharp rise in financially distressed firms</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/10/17/sharp-rise-in-financially-distressed-firms-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The evaporation of consumer confidence in the face of job losses, tighter household budgets and the eurozone crisis has resulted in a sharp rise in firms experiencing &#8220;critical&#8221; financial distress across many UK business sectors. Latest &#8220;Red Flag Alert&#8221; figures from insolvency specialist, Begbies Traynor, show: 1. The Travel and Tourism sector is coming under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confidence flags among small manufacturers</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/10/11/confidence-flags-among-small-manufacturers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK&#8217;s smaller businesses face increasing cash flow problems, according to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The findings point towards a general deterioration in the economic situation, with manufacturers in particular fighting to keep afloat. In summary, for manufacturers: Domestic orders are on the decline. Export orders are [...]]]></description>
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