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Businesses Bear Brunt of Zim Lockdown January 20, 2021 Francistown — Some Francistown shop owners and hawkers who ply their trade on Haskins Street, nicknamed “Bulawayo street”, are bearing the brunt of the imposition of lockdown in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The lockdown, meant to curb rising cases of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, stopped cross border traders from travelling to Botswana and injecting revenue into Francistown businesses. Before the lockdown, Bulawayo Street would on any given day be...

The Centre is working with State Bank of India to launch an E-portal on the lines of Amazon to facilitate Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises to sell their products, Transport & MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Wednesday. At present, Amazon.com generates a business of around Rs.70,000 crore annually for Indian MSMEs, which can be enhanced by a dedicated E-Portal to enable them complete with global brands, he said at a webinar organised by All India Association of Industries President ...

At present, Amazon.com generates a business of around Rs.70,000 crore annually for Indian MSMEs, which can be enhanced by a dedicated E-Portal to enable them complete with global brands, he said at a webinar organised by All India Association of Industries President Vijay Kalantri.Stat

Centre plans E-portal to sell MSME products: Gadkari ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, Jan 20 2021 18:51 IST | ​ 0 Views   New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 33 NH projects in Karnataka through video conferencing, from New Delhi on Dec 19, 2020. These projects include 1197 kms long roads wor. Image Source: IANS News Mumbai, Jan. Jan 20 : The Centre is working with State Bank of India to launch an E-portal...

VICE-PRESIDENT Yemi Osinbajo’s recent move to energise small and medium enterprises as the pivot of economic growth raises both hope and some scept...

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Share this article - Rise in adoption of micro lending in developing nations for improving lifestyle , shift from traditional lending to micro lending, and lesser operating cost and low market risks fuel the growth of the global micro lending market. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research published a report titled, "Micro lending Market by Service Provider (Banks, Micro Finance Institute (MFI), NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Institutions) and Others), and End User (S...

A cityscape in Enugu, Nigeria. Although this city is nicknamed "coal city," Nigeria as a whole is taking steps toward clean energy and a green recovery. Photo by Ovinuchi Ejiohuo/Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to what may be the most challenging global health and economic crisis of our lives. In response, governments around the world have committed at least $12 trillion in stimulus to COVID-19 recovery, much of it focused on immediate needs like health, food security and jobs. Ye...

Minister reveals Covid-19 relief fund details for small business Subscribe Minister of Small Business Development, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says she is appalled at the misinformation peddled by the Democratic Alliance (DA) about the expenditure of the small business Covid-19 relief funds. The DA recently issued a statement claiming the Department of Small Business Development has only allocated 8% of the funds meant as Covid-19 relief for small businesses. In a statement released on Thursday, the ...

Special Report It’s a cliché, but true that the economy, employment rate, and ease of doing business in Nigeria, the most populated country and biggest economy by gross domestic product, are all headed south. But moving northward is the resilience and resourcefulness of kiosk retailers operating in the country’s ever-expanding informal sector: staying small but growing big. Bayo Akinloye reports Nigeria’s informal sector is worth N40 trillion and that includes the micro- and small enterp...