World First’s Global Trade Barometer reveals that in Q4, the number of businesses protected by pre-Brexit FX hedges dropped by 23 per cent leaving a significant proportion of SMEs exposed to the weaker pound. This fall in protection against currency volatility has resulted in 38 per cent of SMEs feeling the negative impact of exchange
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Glimmers of positive growth for SME lending for 2017
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Lending to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) across the top 10 UK cities dropped by over £2 billion in one year, according to the SME Growth Watch Report 2016, from specialist challenger bank Hampshire Trust Bank. However, early indicators in 2016 reveal an uplift in lending to SMEs and confidence that they can secure
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