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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10575

16 March 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 33
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) state aid
Two British schemes to help small businesses get finance are authorised by European Commission

Brussels, 15/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 14 March, the European Commission approved two British measures to help small businesses find finance. The first reduces the cost of finance for SMEs, until 30 June 2012. The Commission found the National Loan Guarantee Scheme to be in line with the EU state aid rules for banks, because it ensures that the reduced funding costs from which banks will benefit are passed on to SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses). At the level of SMEs, the loans...

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