SME News
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2022-05-21
Investing in women and diverse entrepreneurs to boost the post-pandemic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has left no element of society untouched, exacting a tremendous toll on populations around the world, healthcare systems, and financial and labour markets. From a business standpoint, its impact has fallen disproportionately on ...
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2022-05-20
Indonesia president declares end of palm oil export ban from Monday
JAKARTA:IIndonesia will lift its three-week-old palm oil export ban from Monday due to improvements in its domestic cooking oil supply, its president said, a move applauded by farmers amid mounting calls for its removal. The world's top palm o...
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2022-05-19
More help on docket for pressured SMEs
Though recent outbreaks of COVID-19 have been pressuring small and medium sized enterprises, China's economic fundamentals remain unchanged and more efforts will be made to bolster SMEs' ability to cope with short term difficulties, an offici...
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2022-05-19
Budget 2022: $100 million earmarked for small business
The Government has earmarked $100 million in the Budget for a Business Growth Fund aimed at improving access to finance and enabling small business to grow. It has plans to team up with retail banks to create a new fund that will invest in s...
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2022-05-18
Personal loans soar amid economic woes
The commercial banking sector showed strong growth in the personal loan category during the first quarter this year because of greater household demand for liquidity to support daily spending needs amid the economic doldrums. According to the Bank...