SME News
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2022-03-01
Small business owners to receive more aid following Omicron damage
There is an increasingly brighter light at the end of a long, Omicron-ridden tunnel for small business owners. Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman has approved an assistance program for small businesses that have been financially affected by ...
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2022-03-01
Bank of America study: Digital channels contribute to a nearly 300% increase in small business digital sales
Bank of America announced in a recent study that more than 85% of its small business clients are utilizing digital channels, and digital engagement is up overall 15% over last year. According to the release, nearly 50% of all sales made have ...
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2022-03-01
Stabilising household incomes and food security, SME access to finance, key in building African resilience as new crises loom ahead
Online, March 1st, 2022 (ECA) -The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on households and firms in Africa, a less documented aspect of the pandemic’s repercussions, was at the heart of discussions at a joint webinar by the ECA offices for North Af...
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2022-02-28
Ukrainian business owners face a highly uncertain future as they flee their homes in a desperate search for safety
Ukrainian small-business owners from all sectors are facing financial ruin after being forced to flee their homes. Vlad Builvol, the CEO of a natural wine store, told Insider he was fleeing the capital, Kyiv after Russian troops marched into ...
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2022-02-28
New Relief Measures for Service Industry and Small Businesses in China in 2022
China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), along with several other government departments, has released a raft of measures to shore up support for micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in ...