SME News
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2021-04-21
BoT confident new loan scheme will help SMEs
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to feel the brunt of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections. However, the central bank insists its latest soft loan scheme would allow entrepreneurs facing higher ri...
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2021-04-21
Vaccine rollout raises SME confidence but a quarter don’t expect to survive past 2021
The UK’s rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has boosted SME confidence up and down the country, yet a quarter are still concerned they won’t survive past 2021, new research reveals. A recent survey by leading SME insurer Simply Busines...
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2021-04-21
TDB moves to support women-led SMEs in Burundi with guarantee facility
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has issued a three-year partial risk guarantee facility to support women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Burundi. Provided as part of its Trade and Development Fund (TDF)...
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2021-04-21
Survey: Michigan's small business owners feeling more confident, but more relief likely needed
Michigan's small business owners overwhelmingly feel their companies will survive, but general business conditions remain on shaky ground. That's according to the results of a new survey done by New York City-based investment banking giant...
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2021-04-20
More than 1,000 Saudi businesses benefit from $586.5m in Monshaat funding
RIYADH: The General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat) has financed 1,130 SMEs with about SR2.2 billion ($586.5 million) over 15 months through the end of March 2021. Overall, the ‘Kafalah’ program has provided more ...