In the early 1980s there was a sea change in the attitude of the UK government towards manufacturing industry. Subsidies were withdrawn, interest rates were allowed to rise to rates consistent with the inflationary environment and rigid labour laws were dismantled to allow greater flexibility in...

The paper evaluates the situation of logistics service providers and real estate investors in Germany. Especially the effects of the New Basel Accord on service providers are analysed and the financing alternatives for the different kinds of companies in this segment are described. It takes into...