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Despite Africa’s booming startup ecosystem, SMEs still find it challenging to secure equity funding.

It pumped a record ShSh1.7 trillion in 40 countries in Africa in a period to June 30.

Innovation can give SMEs, with their limited resources, a competitive advantage in the market and the ability to build in cost and operational efficiency, all critical to their survival and growth

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) wield significant influence in shaping the future of the domestic and global economy. In Malaysia, SMEs are the backbone of the economy. More than 97% of all businesses are SMEs, contributing to over 38% to GDP and employing 48.2% of the workforce. These remarkable statistics show that SMEs are a major catalyst in our nation’s sustainability agenda.

Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia says that TikTok should not pit the Indonesian people against each other.

Drivers work at least 60 hours per week to make up for low earnings.

Prof. Stephen Aliu, Team Leader, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Wealth Creation and Faculty Member, ICLED Business School, said fostering growth and development of MSMEs would require relevant stakeholders to implement best practices as done in other climes.

KUALA LUMPUR: The merchant discount rate (MDR) charge to be imposed on merchants for payment received via DuitNow has come as a huge surprise to small and medium enterprises.

JFS- Mukesh Ambanis next big bet: Jio Financial Services Limited, the demerged financial business of Reliance Industries, is a non-banking financial company (NBFC) holding, whose shares were listed on the stock exchanges on August 21. After the demerger and subsequent listing of JFS on the stock exchanges, the fledgling JFS commands a market capitalisation of around Rs 1.6 lakh crore- bigger than several public sector banks and next only to that of State Bank of India (SBI). Know all about JFS, ...

A digital upskilling and reskilling course for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Lancang-Mekong region was launch