SME News
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2020-04-17
COVID-19: Reliefs and Support for Small and Medium Enterprises (“SMEs”) in Hong Kong
In response to the challenges caused by COVID-19, the Hong Kong government (“Government”) unveiled a HK$120 billion relief package in its 2020–21 Budget announced on 26 February 2020 (the “Budget Measures”), which was su...
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2020-04-17
Virus Outbreak : Foreign SME operators eligible for loan subsidies
Foreign owners of registered small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible for loan subsidies, Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA) Director-General Ho Chin-tsang said yesterday, adding that they can call the 1988 English-...
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2020-04-17
S. Korean SME exports grow in Q1 on jump in COVID diagnostic kits
Exports by South Korean small and medium businesses rose against a year-ago period despite overall sluggish overseas shipments as they were less exposed to the global pandemic and benefited from a spike in demand for diagnostic kit for coronavirus (C...
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2020-04-17
37,000 SMEs hit by COVID-19 crisis as government prepares aid
The government is working on reviewing businesses that are eligible to receive government aid as it receives reports from 37,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 56 percent of the reports are relate...
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2020-04-17
Google-UOB programme to help SMEs in retail, tourism
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in tourism and retail could soon tap online seminars led by trainers from Google and United Overseas Bank (UOB). The SME Leadership Academy, which was attended by around 340 business leaders selected by go...