All articles by Sotiris Kanaris
Sotiris Kanaris
The new dynamics of clean technology finance and the power struggle
While the renewable energy finance market is expected to shrink, lessors are observing a boost in demand for financing other clean technologies. Sotiris Kanaris reports
US equipment finance confidence falls in October
Confidence in the US equipment finance market fell in October, month-on-month, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
ECB: Cypriot draft law on leasing firms creates financial risk for central bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) that a draft law giving it expanded supervisory powers over leasing firms could create a potential financial risk for the country’s national bank.
£75m milestone for Haydock as it celebrates 35 years
The loan book of UK asset finance provider Haydock Finance has reached £75m (102.3m), as the company celebrates its 35th anniversary year.
Polish leasing market grows 15.7% in Q3
The total value of finance provided by the Polish leasing sector increased by 15.7% in Q3 2015 compared to the same period last year, reaching PLN 35.9bn (8.48bn), according to Zwiazek Polskiego Leasingu (ZPL).
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Young Romanian leasing market captures foreign lessors attention
Spirits are high in the Romanian leasing market, following two years of consecutive growth. Sotiris Kanaris analyses the market trends and looks at the strong presence of foreign lessors in the market.
Secure Trust Bank provides £2m funding to UK waste management contractor
UK challenger bank Secure Trust Bank has provided a £2m (2.71m) funding package, a specialist waste management contractor Caledonian Recycling.
BLME: 70% of mid-market firms in the UK would consider using a challenger bank
Nearly three quarters (70%) of medium sized businesses in the UK would consider using a non-big four bank, research by UK bank and asset finance provider Bank of London and the Middle East (BLME) has found.
Raphaels Bank rebrands Southern Finance as Raphaels Finance
Motor finance company Southern Finance has rebranded as Raphaels Finance, adopting the name of its parent company.
SG CIB appoints head of asset finance
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) appointed Frederic Surdon in the new role of head of asset finance. Surdon previously held the role of global head of export finance at the company.