SME News
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2021-12-21
Businesses fret as S. Korea brings back virus curfews
SEOUL: As clocks struck 9pm this week, customers packed up and left restaurants and other eateries across South Korea as a reimposed curfew designed to help stem a surge in coronavirus infections sparks fears of economic disaster for some businesses....
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2021-12-20
SMEs urged to register for Job Retention Program
BANGKOK: Small and medium-sized business owners are now invited to register for the second phase of the Job Retention SME program, government officials announced yesterday (Dec 18). Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office Thanakorn Wang...
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2021-12-20
Dubai SME appoints McLedger as the official online bookkeeping solution provider for startups
McLedger, the region’s first homegrown fintech cloud platform, has been appointed by Dubai SME as the official online bookkeeping solution for UAE-based startups. It will be the one-stop platform that will manage an integrated solution for D...
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2021-12-20
Japan enacts record extra budget to boost virus-hit economy
TOKYO: Japan’s parliament enacted a record supplementary budget worth over US$300 billion today as part of measures to bolster the world’s third largest economy as the pandemic threat drags on. The extra budget – larger than the ...
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2021-12-20
Small businesses are struggling: How to help during a make-or-break holiday season
The holidays are nearly here and small business owners are equal parts excited and nervous about what a final holiday shopping push could mean for their future. Seventy-eight percent of small businesses say holiday sales will impact their ability ...