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Ireland February 2013: a drop of 32% in insolvencies and an increase of 7% in startups compared to February 2012. Source: Companies Registration Office/Registry of companies  ...

Creditreform – Germany‘s base rate becomes negative for the first time in history...

Euregex profile was one of the top 10% most viewed LinkedIn profiles for 2012 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/profile/10/715/837  ...

Consumer Loan Delinquencies Decline Significantly The improving economy is a factor in delinquencies declining to below their 15-year average, and the trend is expected to continue. Consumer delinquencies declined in the third quarter of 2013 as the economy improved and people better managed their finances, according to results from the American Banker’s Association Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin released Jan. 9.......

Ireland – almost 50% of Irish companies are showing signs of business failure! But: The first 4 weeks of July 2012 saw 131 Irish company insolvencies being registered.This figure represents a 15% drop on the same period in 2011 And: Irish Courts awarded 345 registered judgments in favour of creditors for unpaid debts in July. Total value : €27.5m, this......

US court breaks from tradition and rejects Mexican bankruptcy proposal because the proposal disadvantages US creditors....

4791 companies have failed in Russia in the first half of this year (2012), due to bankruptcy, that is 8% less than the same period last year (2011) For sole proprietorship companies the number is down to 310 723 insolvencies (=22,5% less)  ...

B2C – In the US, the total number of outstanding auto loans surpasses 57 million for the first time since February 2010.  ...

B2B – In the US, commercial bankruptcy filings during the first six months of 2012 fell by 22% compared to the same period in 2011. There was a general drop in bankruptcy filings  ...

Spain is heading for a new annual record- already 3601 corporate insolvencies requested by creditors in the first six months of 2012 (=increase of 32%)...