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It has been revealed that below are reactions to a British government scheme introduced to assure billions of pounds of short term instant loans to small and medium-sized companies.

According to Chris Hannant, head of policy, British chambers of commerce, "We want to see it working in practice but anything that assists make finance accessible to businesses will facilitate the economy and hopefully control the effects of the downturn in the economy.

"It's a nice beginning point but we need to see the details. I think with this specific downturn, because it is different to previous ones, there is greater improbability. One of the important things is for the authorities to be careful on what can be of great assistance. Though it's a good beginning, but let's observes its impact and possibly further action will be required."

Paul Thurston, Managing director of UK banking, HSBC indicated that "We welcome the government's Working Capital Guarantee Scheme as another crucial step in efforts to provide assistance to British business."

According to Nick Starling, Director of General Insurance and Health, Association of British Insurers,"The ABI has been working closely with the government to discover an answer to the deficit of financial accessibility in present market scenario. This declaration reflects the confidence of government has in the trade credit insurance market. We look forward to taking part in further in depth discussions."

Howard Archer, Chief Economist, Global Insight reveals that anything that assists small businesses is a vital step to take and one that is surely to be welcomed.

He added that "It won't save the economy from downturn, we are already well into that and clearly the economy still struggles a tremendously tough year, but it is surely a very welcome move. Assisting small businesses by offering them instant loans to cope wit their emergency requirements, is absolutely critical."

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