Results for "Microfinance Ireland"

Microfinance Ireland doubles loan limit to €50k

4 Sep These loans can be used by businesses for either cashflow or expansion purposes

Pat Breen TD welcomed the publication of the report

Trade Minister welcomes Microfinance Ireland progress report

1 Sep Microfinance loan funding supports over 3,000 jobs, while micro-enterprises outside of Dublin account for 78% of loans

ISME CEO Mark Fielding said: "High business costs make it difficult to compete on the export market and increased wage pressures are making it impossible for SMEs to expand their workforce.”

ISME bemoans continuing decline in bank lending to SMEs

13 Dec ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has expressed disappointment at the continued decline in lending to SMEs.

Two reports, one from the Central Bank and the other from ISME have indicated that our banks are a long way from being ‘fit for purpose’.

Crisis? What Crisis?

24 Sep The Government listed the “repair of the banking system” as being among its objectives for our €90 billion domestic economy. But despite all...