The phrase on lessors’ lips as we head into summer is ‘Covid recovery’: to what extent will it take place?
This month’s edition explores the theme of recovery. Our main feature looks at Aldermore Bank, one of the UK’s top bank asset finance providers. Lee Rhodes, the bank’s commercial director for asset finance, outlines his expectations for the UK.
Also, the tapering of government Covid support schemes this year will see opportunities for invoice finance providers, a market valued at £2.12 trillion globally, according to IT specialists Trade Ledger.
Odile de Saivre, of SGEF, picks up the recovery theme more broadly by considering the wider European experience in a feature on how asset finance can power SME recovery and growth in 2021 and beyond.
Our country focus looks specifically at Romania, which – unlike some of its neighbours – is poised to grow its GDP by 5.1 per cent in 2021 and by 4.9 per cent in 2022, according to a recent EU forecast.
Our analysis on legal developments in aviation leasing, and regulatory updates on LIBOR transition and asset finance, offer plenty of food for thought too.
Alejandro Gonzalez, Editor