Intesa Sanpaolo and Sace: 10 billion to SMEs for renewable energy
Among the objectives, to encourage investments in renewable energy by all companies, in particular SMEs, in the agribusiness and third sector chain, seizing all the opportunities
UniCredit and Fei release up to 1 billion for Eastern European SMEs
UniCredit will make loans available on preferential terms for SMEs Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia - The operation is supported by the European Guarantee Fund
SME guaranteed loans, moratorium extended to 31 December
The Def approved by the Council of Ministers provides for the extension of the guarantee. It will be included in the new 20 billion Sostegni decree - Draghi: "Let's bet on growth and good debt" which must be looked at with different eyes than in the past
Credem: almost 100 million loans to SMEs in 6 months
The loans were disbursed as part of three agreements signed by the Bank with the European Investment Fund
FOCUS BNL – Capital Market Union to reduce the bank-centric nature of the financial system
FOCUS BNL - If the securitization market returned to a level equal to that of the pre-crisis years, we would have 100 billion in additional funds for businesses, of which about 20 for SMEs - According to the EU Commission,…
Tenax Italian: 5 million bond for Mep
This is the first operation of the closed-end fund managed by Tenax Capital for the financing of small and medium-sized Italian companies.
Credem-Fei agreement: 220 million euros in loans to SMEs
Credem and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement which will make it possible to make available to small and medium-sized enterprises a ceiling of 220 million euros in loans, payable over the next two years and guaranteed to…
EIB-Banco Popolare: 600 million for SMEs
EIB-Banco Popolare: 600 million for the Italian economy The partnership in support of SMEs and Mid-Caps is strengthened: 1,8 billion in the last three years
EIB: loans to Italy for 10,9 billion
Presenting the 2014 budget, the number one of the European Investment Bank underlined that he had achieved the goal of mobilizing 180 billion euros of additional investments following the 10 billion capital increase in 2013: the ability to…
Nuova Sabatini, over 2 billion in loans to SMEs
In six months, requests reached 6.815 and the trend continued in September with 634 requests for 170 million loans from the CDP for the purchase of capital goods. On all the funding activated, the Mise contributed…
Scrofani (Zenit Sgr): "Essential securitizations to increase the liquidity of mini-bonds"
Minibonds issued for one billion euro and ten funds already operational - Funding could rise to 5 billion already by the end of the year with another 30 funds that are thinking of leaving - Scrofani (Zenit Sgr): "A lot of us get…
Bank of Italy, SME credit: soon measures to unblock up to 120 billion
SPEECH BY IGNAZIO VISCO AT THE ABI'S MEETING - Bankitalia "is about to expand the range of loans that can be used to guarantee refinancing with the Eurosystem, with methods such as to encourage credit to small and medium-sized enterprises" - "Thanks to the measures of the ECB …
Rc Auto, Ivass: "Problem not solved, we need a new law"
According to President Rossi, the crucial point is "to reduce the information asymmetry between insurers and policyholders" - Only 5% of Italian policyholders pay a premium in line with the European average (250 euros) - "Insurance companies play a more…
Access to credit for SMEs, the reform of consortia is underway in the Senate
The bill being examined by the Palazzo Madama commission envisages a delegation from the Government for the adoption of one or more legislative decrees, on a proposal from the Minister of Economy and Finance, aimed at reforming the legislation on credit guarantee institutions.
SMEs, Turin bonds arrive for businesses in the shadow of the Mole
A limit of 10 million euros will finance the projects of local companies - Bonds will be issued which can be subscribed by 31 July with a minimum of one thousand euros - Companies will be able to access medium and long-term subsidized loans…
From Iccrea and SACE €130 million for SME exports
Iccrea BancaImpresa and SACE have renewed two ceilings, for a total value of 130 million euros (30 million in the short term, 100 in the medium term up to 8 years) to support companies with a turnover of up to 250 million who want…
Merkel-Greece 1 to 1: the Chancellor recognizes the progress of Athens, the Greeks receive support
In her visit to Athens, the Chancellor acknowledged that, with its austerity policies, Greece has achieved its recovery objectives better than expected and can think about relaunching: thus she reassured the Germans that they won't have to pay...
FOCUS BNL – Confidi in Italy: what and what they can do to support SMEs
FOCUS BNL - With the crisis, the role of guarantees has grown as a factor facilitating the relationship between banks and customers - Between 2007 and 2012, the stock of loans to businesses backed by guarantees (real and…
SMEs, 2,5 billion in incentives for productive investments are on the way
The Ministry for Economic Development has entered into an agreement with ABI and Cassa depositi e prestiti - A 2,5 billion euro plafond will be established at the CDP which banks and other financial intermediaries can use to grant…
Good preventive results of SACE in 2013, pending privatisation
Good preventive results for SACE in 2013, pending privatization scheduled for 2014 – Profits up (+25%) to €490 million and guarantees given to €8,7 billion – However, they increase in one year Very…
The EIB kicks off funding for SMEs to support youth employment
Signed an agreement with Intesa San Paolo for the amount of 240 million - Half for companies that hire young people or that encourage their training or whose capital belongs mostly to shareholders under 29 years of age, as well as…
Consortia for internationalization: new contributions for Italian SMEs are on the way
Until 15 March, internationalization consortia made up of at least five small and medium-sized enterprises from three Italian regions will be able to request contributions from the MISE of between €50.000 and €400.000. The goal is to help…
SMEs: EU, 2013 is the turning point in Italy too, but there are still difficulties in accessing finance
2013 may mark a change of course for SMEs, dictated by the increase in total employment and added value. This is shown by the annual report on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises, published by the European Commission. The positive trend also involves…
Credem supports SMEs: the Grancassa project continues, 1,2 billion in loans for businesses
The Credem initiative called Grancassa continues, launched at the end of September and which provides for the activation of pre-approved loan ceilings for over 1,2 billion euros in favor of SMEs - The project is potentially aimed at around 39.000 corporate clients…
Export and competitiveness: a new 200 million stimulus
The EIB, Banca Popolare di Vicenza and SACE have allocated a new 100 million credit line to finance growth projects abroad for SMEs and medium-large enterprises, the most important productive resource of Made in Italy.
EU funds: "Italy must identify few priorities, enough with waste"
In an interview with Ansa, Johannes Hahn, European commissioner for regional policies, underlines the need to interrupt the "spreading out of EU funds" and the need for Italy to identify few priorities. The bulk of investments will have to be concentrated in the digital agenda,…
From the EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo 660 million euros in credit for SMEs, students, energy and the environment
The European Investment Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed loans for 660 million - Six recipients of the new credit lines: SMEs, students, a fund for social housing in Parma, renewable energy projects, interventions…
SACE BT and Microcredit to support film and television productions
Agreement between Mediocredito Italiano and SACE BT aimed at supporting producers of cinematographic and television audiovisual works by facilitating access to credit
EIB-UniCredit: 580 million for Italian companies, of which 400 for SMEs
To use the ceiling made available to our companies by the EIB, four areas of intervention have been identified: in addition to loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (400 million) and for mid-caps (50 million), other lines of credit are …
Banca Ifis: "The marriage between factoring, the web and small businesses can do a lot"
INTERVIEW WITH GIOVANNI BOSSI, CEO of Banca Ifis - "The formula for our success is simple but innovative: we do collection online and we bring factoring to small and very small companies. Our growth has allowed us to reach…
SACE and Banco Popolare together for the internationalization of SMEs
The agreement between SACE and Banco Popolare will allow the fund made available by the credit institution to be increased by 25 million for the financing of SME internationalization operations
Euler Hermes: new partnership to support SMEs
The insurance giant has stipulated an agreement with the Cariparma Crédit Agricole Group capable of improving the creditworthiness of companies and facilitating their access to short-term credit, also thanks to the new Food Più product.
ICE, courses for business internationalization experts
The ICE agency will offer two courses for "experts in business internationalization with a focus on emerging markets"
SACE, operational agreement with the Russian Exiar
SACE and Exiar have signed a reinsurance agreement to boost commercial relations between Italian and Russian companies.
SACE: the new headquarters for Eastern Lombardy in Brescia
The main Italian insurance-financial group has opened a new facility for businesses in the provinces of Brescia, Cremona and Mantua. PMI NO-STOP was also launched, the offer for businesses with less than 250 employees and 50 million in turnover.
Confindustria-Intesa Sanpaolo agreement: 10 billion euro fund for small and medium enterprises
The agreement (the fourth) signed today in Milan in the presence of Giorgio Squinzi and Enrico Cucchiani provides for a ceiling of 10 billion euros, of which 200 million euros to be allocated to the financing of innovative projects of new businesses, with…
New channels to strengthen corporate finance
The MiSE has summarized the new tools through which businesses can access credit and absorb the past due payments from the PA, strengthening support for SMEs. But more needs to be done on exports.
Central Guarantee Fund: +11,2% of operations in 2012
The latest data published by the MiSE indicate that last year, to counter the credit crunch, 8,2 billion euros of credit and 4 billion euros as a guarantee were disbursed to SMEs, mostly industries, even if without guarantees…
SACE Fct agreement - Cariparma Crédit Agricole, 75 million for PA creditor companies
SACE Fct has finalized an agreement which provides for the allocation of a ceiling of 75 million euro by Cariparma Crédit Agricole for companies supplying the Public Administration
SACE, guarantee to Eurowind for the construction of a wind farm
SACE will guarantee a loan for the construction of a wind farm in the province of Foggia by Eurowind
SACE-Confapi agreement for the internationalization of SMEs
SACE and Confapi have signed an agreement aimed at supporting the internationalization processes of Italian SMEs
Finest-ICE agreement to support the internationalization of SMEs
A collaboration agreement was signed between Finest SpA and the ICE Agency which aims to increase the synergies between the two entities to help SMEs in the north-east face the internationalization paths.
Iccrea BancaImpresa and SACE, together for the internationalization of SMEs
A new agreement was signed between SACE and ICCREA which brings the total ceiling for financing internationalization activities for SMEs to 100 million euro.
Fondo Italiano di Investimento enters the capital of Tecnam Srl
The FII enters the share capital of Tecnam with 6,5 million euros to support its expansion and growth projects
National fund for innovation: the Mediocredito Italiano patent line is operational for SMEs
Loans up to 100% of the investment, with amounts up to 3 million euros: this is the new line of Mediocredito Italiano (Intesa-Sanpaolo Group) for the National Innovation Fund (Fni), the instrument created by the Ministry of Development Economical to facilitate the…
Simest, Start UP Fund to support the internationalization of SMEs
The Fund will allow Italian SMEs to receive financing in the form of participation in the share capital up to a maximum of 200.000 euros for non-European internationalization operations
Sace, net profit up to 214 million
The Group results updated to 30 September show a generalized improvement in performance compared to the same period last year
SACE guarantees 143 million for Rivoli
The guarantee will cover a loan relating to the construction of infrastructural works in Brazil
SACE inaugurates an office in India
The new office will be led by Indian manager Amit Roy and will be the point of reference for the South Asian markets
Sace and Veneto Banca, 20 million for the internationalization of SMEs
The operation will make a 20 million euro fund available to Italian SMEs to implement commercial and production internationalization strategies
Startup fund: internationalization of SMEs in non-EU markets
The tool of the Ministry of Economic Development to support the internationalization of SME startups in non-EU markets has been operational since 25 October.
Eurozone, ECB: credit refused to 15% of small and medium-sized enterprises
According to a survey by the European Central Bank, in the last quarter the share of loans refused to small and medium-sized enterprises in the euro area rose to 15% - The net share of companies reporting declines in turnover rose to 10%.
Grom ice cream goes abroad with SACE guarantees
SACE guarantees € 3,2 million in funding to support Grom's growth plans in Italy and abroad and to open new stores.
SACE launches PMI NO-STOP
SACE today presented the PMI NO-STOP service which will allow small-medium sized companies to access favorable conditions to a wide range of services ranging from facilitating the obtaining of loans to support for internationalisation.
Usa: recovery still moderate among SMEs
Slight signs of thaw among American SMEs. April closes on a positive note for many companies that close the month with profits. The trend to create new jobs appears to be growing slightly, but the high instability of the macroeconomic framework…
Intesa Sanpaolo – Rete Imprese Italia agreement: credit limit of 5 billion to SMEs
The objectives are to support working capital to facilitate corporate liquidity, to continue with debt consolidation and medium and long-term repositioning, support for start-ups and asset enhancement, valorisation…
Banca Sella & Sace, 20 million for internationalisation
Sella and Sace have renewed the agreement aimed at supporting the internationalization activities of Italian SMEs with a limit of 20 million
ICCREA and Sace, 75 million for internationalisation
The two groups have reached an agreement to support the internationalization projects of SME customers of the BCCs through loans amounting to 75 million euros allocated by Iccrea and 70% guaranteed by Sace
The "Export Bank" agreement has been renewed
Abi, Cdp, Sace and Simest together to facilitate the internationalization and export of Italian companies
Sace and Intesa, 500 million for the internationalization of SMEs
Sace and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed an agreement which provides for the disbursement of 500 million euros to finance internationalization projects for Italian SMEs
Unicredit: 400 million loan from the EIB for SMEs
The loan comes from the European Investment Bank, after the meeting between CEO Federico Ghizzoni and the president of the institute Werner Hoyer - It is aimed at companies with up to 250 employees, and can cover 100% of the 'investment,…
SMEs, new agreements to enhance the ELITE project
Borsa Italiana has signed agreements to promote the ELITE project with Fondo Italiano di Investimento SGR, ABI and Confindustria
Elite, a growth project for SMEs
Borsa Italiana and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have created a project for the growth of SMEs
Sace-Congio Edili Modena agreement to reduce PA payment times
SACE Fct and Collegio Imprenditori Edili Modena have signed an agreement to reduce PA payment times through factoring operations
Sace-Banca Popolare di Sondrio: agreement for exporting SMEs
The agreement with Banca Popolare di Sondrio concerns the most diverse activities: from the commercial sector, to training and technical assistance - In November 2011, 20 million euros had already been allocated to finance the companies' internationalization plans.
Sace and Banca Carige: 20 million for internationalisation
Agreement between Sace and Banca Carige for the disbursement of 20 million euros to support the internationalization of companies
EU: the 2011 Revision of the Small Business Act
The 2011 Review examined the progress of the SBA to improve the business environment, access to finance and access to the market of European SMEs, and what new actions to foresee to favor their growth. Italy does well in some…
ICE is resurrected: the Agency for the internationalization of Italian companies is born
The new body, established with the Salva Italia decree, fills the void created with the suppression of the old ICE and aims to promote Italian companies and the image of Made in Italy products in the world. Much of the responsibility…
Irpef, Ici, assets, liberalizations, pensions: here is Monti's manoeuvre
A fiery weekend for Prime Minister Mario Monti, called to confront the political and trade union forces - Meanwhile, ministers and technicians are shaping the measures that will flow into the reform package worth over 20 billion - Between now and…
Euler Hermes Siac and Cariparma: agreement for credit and insurance
Euler and Cariparma sign a memorandum of understanding to improve risk coverage and access to credit for SMEs. New standardized flat rate policy for small businesses
SMEs: 250 million euros from the Treasury, the EIB and Sace for development and listing
Agreement signed between the Ministry of Economy, the European Investment Bank and Sace for the financing of smaller companies. As part of the project, Borsa Italiana will act as a tutor to accompany the PMIs in an organizational and managerial development path
Senate at work on the financial bill
The Finance commission of Palazzo Madama begins the examination of two measures, one of the Pd and one of the Pdl, which aim to favor the new issue - The goal is to allow companies and in particular SMEs an easier…
The Mediterranean SME Fund is the right way forward
The Mediterranean Partnership Fund, the Fund for Mediterranean SMEs, could constitute a test bed for the experimentation and launch of new forms of support for the FDI of our companies
Fund of 200 million dollars for SMEs in the Mediterranean: agreement between Simest, ABI and Arab banks
International agreement between ABI, Simest and the Union of Arab Banks, with the participation of the EIB and private entities: the aim is to encourage the development of the Mediterranean area through venture capital, loans, guarantees and consultancy for small and medium-sized enterprises
Boccia: "More attention to the financial needs of companies"
The president of Confindustria's Small Industry spoke before the Production Activities Commission of the Chamber which is dealing with the Small business act - "We need to guarantee more punctuality in payments for commercial transactions" - He also launched the proposal…
Bnl and Sace renew the loan of 200 million euros for SMEs on foreign markets
Companies will be able to access these loans (from 3 to 8 years) on condition that they have a turnover of less than 250 million euros generated for at least 10% abroad. See the official press release.