SME News
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2020-10-02
CSIRO’s Innovate to Grow program now open for SME applications
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is on the hunt for Food and Agribusiness SMEs looking to invest in R&D to grow their business. The next round of its free, SME-focused, online learning program – Innovate to Grow. Innovat...
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2020-10-02
Stawi SME loans slow down on Covid hit
Uptake of mobile loans for small businesses declined due to covid-19 pandemic, stunting growth of the product launched by the Central Bank of Kenyan and some banks last year. The product dubbed Stawi, offered through NCBA , Co-op Bank , DTB ...
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2020-10-02
The legal environment and the SME sector
Educational institutions in Bangladesh give a negative impression about business and encourage students to do government jobs. The family and society also have little respect for the business profession. Despite all propaganda, a section of young peo...
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2020-10-02
New initiative aims to help SMEs halve emissions before 2030
A coalition of major organizations has announced the launch of a groundbreaking one-stop-shop climate action platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to curb carbon emissions, build business resilience and gain a competitive advantage. ...
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2020-10-01
Nearly half of Argentina in poverty as pandemic worsens crisis
BUENOS AIRES: Nearly half of Argentina’s population was living in poverty in the second quarter, a sharp increase from last year, as the country’s longstanding economic crisis deepened due to the coronavirus pandemic, researchers estimate...