Jumpstarting Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in West Africa
July 7th, 2021 – Access to financial services remains one of the most acute constraints for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in West Africa. Due to their smaller size, limited experience, and undocumented performance, SMEs can be very risky...
New joint programme launched to help agri-SMEs
July 21th, 2021 – Australia has launched a programme to support agricultural small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to upgrade food safety standards and quality management systems. The programme was created through a partnership between the Cambodia-Au...
40 million people made use of some online payment during the pandemic: Study
According to a report by Mercado Pago, the payment link is preferred by Mexican SMEs. June, 8th 2021 – Digital payments in Latin America grew in a way that we could never imagine. Sure, the health crisis has to be taken into account, but the use of ...
Asia-Pacific SMEs cautiously optimistic in the wake of COVID-19
Small businesses in the Asia-Pacific region are upbeat about their future as they begin to emerge from the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19. May 25th, 2021 – CPA Australia’s 12th annual Asia-Pacific small business survey report shows ma...
The Global Economy: on Track for Strong but Uneven Growth as COVID-19 Still Weighs
June 8 th, 2021 – A year and a half since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is poised to stage its most robust post-recession recovery in 80 years in 2021. But the rebound is expected to be uneven across countries, as major econ...
Nearly 60% of SMEs in Latin America led by women
ANKARA – About 59.3% of SMEs, or small and medium enterprises, in Latin America are managed by women (showed a recent study). Citing the study of Alegra.com, an accounting solutions company for SMEs, Entrepreneur on Monday reported that Costa Rica h...
ESG investments will fuel Africa’s post-pandemic recovery
May 19th, 2021 – For the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has grounded the growth of Africa’s developing economies. However, the easing of the pandemic, aided by the global vaccine rollout, means that the African markets are turning their attentio...
UN Global Compact launches Climate Ambition Accelerator to help more companies set science-based emissions reduction targets
NEW YORK – April 22, th 2021 – With 500 companies already committed to the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign, the United Nations Global Compact has launched the Climate Ambition Accelerator, a six-month learning programme to equip more com...
Defying predictions, remittance flows remain strong during COVID-19 crisis
WASHINGTON, May 12th, 2021 – Despite COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540 billion in 202...
Huawei launches Asia Pacific SME support programme
April 15th, 2021 – The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation, with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – accounting for 97% of all businesses across Asia Pacific economies – are being forced to embrace digital technology at a ...
