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In my weekly brainstorming around the topic to cover in my upcoming column for the Observer, I need to gauge the various interests of the readers. At times I write about global economy: having lived in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia, I consider myself blessed with multicultural insights that help me appreciate better the complex dynamics at work.In...

With more than 30% contribution to the total Gross Value Added, one-third stake in the country’s total manufacturing Gross Value of Output and a workforce of more than 11 crore people, nothing about the Micro, Small and Medium sector in India’s economy seems micro, small or medium. The 73rd round of NSSO found 633.88 lakh unincorporated non-agriculture MSMEs in India engaged in different economic activities. However, total MSME registrations under the government-notified Udyog Aadhaar Memor...

Etisalat to support Abu Dhabi’s small and medium businesses’ in digital quest The UAE’s SMB sector represents more than 94 percent of the total number of companies operating across the country by Iman Hussain May 19, 2021 UAE telecom operator Etisalat announced its value propositions that address the multiple requirements of Abu Dhabi’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) in a bid to boost their digital transformation journey. Abu Dhabi’s startup community will have access to ...

Good News Pilipinas Free digital skills training for 25k Filipinos from The Asia Foundation, Google.org Training on digital tools for jobseekers conducted by Pailig Development Foundation in Barangay Dalama, Baroy, Lanao del Norte. Training sessions have since moved online to accommodate more Filipinos. Free digital skills training is being offered to 25,000 Filipinos by The Asia Foundation, Pailig Development Foundation, Clevergrit Web Services, and Yoveo Digital, with the support ...

MANILA, Mar. 10 -- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the important role of women entrepreneurs especially as the country pushes for post-COVID economic recovery during the 3A Program Batch 2 Handog Kabuhayan: Alay Kay Juana launch on 08 March 2021. In celebration of International Women’s Day, DTI paid tribute to women-led micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) during the virtual graduation program of the 3A Program, which stands for “Accept, Ad...

Published March 1, 2021, 11:43 AM Boosting the local coconut industry and helping Filipino coconut farmers are the main goals of the Coco Levy Act. The Coconut Levy Act that President Duterte recently signed, and which seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the sale of assets procured through the coco levy fund, would benefit the country’s 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut producing provinces, who have owned no more than five hectares for the last 10 years, said S...

Press Release March 1, 2021 Coco Levy Act to benefit 3.5M Filipino farmers and spur the development of our coconut industry President Rodrigo Dutertes signing into law of a measure that seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers through the selling of assets procured through the coco levy fund would benefit the countrys 3.5 million coconut farmers from 68 coconut producing provinces owning not more than five hectares, for the last 10 years said Sen. Cynthia A. Villar "The coconut farmers ...

(MB FILE, Keith Bacongco) Under Republic Act No. 11524, the government will dispose of P75-billion worth of coco levy assets in the next five years to establish a trust fund for the benefit of the coconut farmers and development of the industry. The new law, also known as the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act,”  is expected to benefit coconut farmers who own not more than five hectares of coconut farm. The coconut levy funds refer to the funds generated from the taxes imposed o...

CALOOCAN CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF)’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) online resource hub—SIKAP—recently launched its improved gamified platform geared towards building MSMEs resilience and introduced new public and private sector initiatives that will help businesses bounce forward to the new normal. SIKAP or Synergizing Recovery Initiatives, Knowledge, and Adaptation Practices for MSMEs is a free online resilience hub develo...

‘Get vaccinated soon’; non-compliance blamed KUWAIT CITY, Feb 15: The State of Kuwait Cabinet held its weekly regular session under chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Seif Palace on Monday. The session was marked with deep alarm expressed by the ministers when they were addressed by the minister of health about latest status of the pandemic in the country, amid mounting cases and deaths, and with a decision to help covid-stricken entrep...