SME News
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2021-04-06
Survival of many Covid-hit small businesses rests on new legal framework
We are only just getting a handle on the likely cost of the Covid-19 crisis to businesses and workers. Last week the Central Bank of Ireland predicted that 100,000 of the 450,000 left out of work by Covid-19 lockdown restrictions would perm...
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2021-04-05
Thai central bank to test retail baht digital currency next year
BANGKOK, April 4 (Reuters): Thailand's central bank will begin testing use of its retail digital currency for the general public in the second quarter of next year before fully implementing it over the next 3-5 years, an assistant governor has an...
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2021-04-05
Japan fears Covid-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave
TOKYO: Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics. The variants appear to be more infectious and may be resista...
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2021-04-05
55pc of SMEs used their bounce back loans for growth
More than half (55 per cent) of businesses which received bounce back loans used the money to either grow or diversify their business. According to new research from Enterprise Nation and Starling Bank, 36 per cent of the small- and medium-sized e...
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2021-04-05
SG charts industry-wide digital roadmap for food manufacturers
The application of IoT, augmented reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robots are just some of the advanced technologies food manufacturers in Singapore have to adopt in the coming years to align with the new Food Manufacturing Indust...