Treasury subsidises small-business loans
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The Treasury’s new “credit-easing” initiative could cut by 1% the interest charged to smaller businesses on £20bn of loans, but it may not increase the supply of loans
7 hours ago
The Treasury’s new “credit-easing” initiative could cut by 1% the interest charged to smaller businesses on £20bn of loans, but it may not increase the supply of loans
08:34 UK time, Thursday, 24 November 2011
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Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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Dow Jones | 11231.78 | Down | -25.77 | -0.23% |
Nasdaq | 2441.51 | Down | -18.57 | -0.75% |
S&P 500 | 1158.67 | Down | -3.12 | -0.27% |
FTSE 100 | 5164.65 | Up | 37.08 | 0.72% |
Dax | 5492.87 | Up | 64.76 | 1.19% |
BBC Global 30 | 5257.08 | Down | -12.28 | -0.18% |
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