All articles by Paul Golden
Paul Golden
Happy days are here again
The outlook for US leasing looks much brighter than in recent years as new business volumes rise to pre-recession levels, and cautiously optimistic predictions from industry leaders. Paul Golden reports
Uphill task in the wake of regional strife
With the fallout from the Arab Spring spreading uncertainty, North African leasing companies face an unpredictable future, as Paul Golden reports.
Decline shows signs of slowing down in CEE
After a tough few years there are indications that the worst may be over for the leasing market in Central and Eastern Europe, as Paul Golden reports
Market toughens for French lessors
Industry leaders expect tough times ahead in the French leasing market, with the notable exception of factoring, observes Paul Golden
Italys decline bottoming out
There are few places the eurozones economic turmoil exacted a greater toll than in Italy. But while lease industry participants are reluctant to herald a recovery, theres a sense the worst might just be over, as Paul Golden reports.
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Baltic States: Northern alliance embraces leasing
After a heavy blow from the global economic crisis, the Baltic states have transformed their economies with a lot of help from major Scandinavian banks. Although small in comparison to larger European economies, leasing in the three countries tells a story of promising growth, as Paul Golden explains
Scope for growth in China
The pace of economic growth may have slowed, but its relative immaturity leaves plenty of scope for continued expansion of leasing in China, writes Paul Golden
Allied Irish Bank starts up equipment fund
Bailed-out bank channelling funds into asset finance in the Republic of Ireland Allied Irish Bank has established an 85m equipment finance fund for small and medium-size enterprises.
Funders retreat from Ireland
The parlous state of the Irish economy means even a slowdown in the rate of decline in commercial activity is viewed as a positive development So when the Economic and Social Research Centre states that the outlook for investment spending remains weak, the fact that the decline in investment spending next year is expected to be much smaller than in recent years, and that spending on plant and machinery is expected to grow, is seen as encouraging.
Train staff for success
Paul Golden provides the lowdown on courses for asset finance professionals in the UK. In any downturn, training is one of the first areas to be targeted for savings Despite considerable evidence to suggest that cutting back on skills development is a false economy, budgets for courses are easily cut