News in Numbers

7.9% 

Inflation’s rise in the UK to 7.9% in May was reported as MPs in the Commons launched an inquiry into the challenges faced by SMEs when seeking finance.

13%

In the five months to May 2023, the UK's Finance and Leasing Association reported new business was 13% higher than in the same period in 2022.

€20m 

How much the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide Ukraine's OTP Leasing to support private companies involved in agriculture.

19th 

Jaama, a fleet management fintech celebrating its 19th anniversary, announced that a group of investors led by Andrew Holgate have bought the business for an undisclosed sum.

17th

The UK's Finance & Leasing Association appointed Karen Page, MD of Caterpillar Financial Services, to the FLA Board, she becomes its 17th member.