ADB to Place $25m in Equity in Exacta Asia Investment II for Loans to SMEs in ASEAN Region
November 14th, 2018 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently agreed to make an equity investment of USD 25 million into Exacta Asia Investment II LP, a private equity fund, to support its lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in So...
The Institute Of Business Advisors Push To Strengthen SMEs Is Gaining Momentum
“A thriving SME sector will not only revive economic activity and create much-needed jobs but it will also lead to a more equitable distribution of economic activity.” October 30th, 2018 – The Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBAS...
Digital Money Transfer Services Undercutting Banks To Serve SMEs
27th October, 2018 – Digital money transfer services are continuing to make moves and Azimo, one of the leading companies in this space, is taking on high street banks with a new service that will allow SME owners across the UK and Europe to make pa...
Canada announces $20M fund for women entrepreneurs
27th October, 2018 – New federal program will provide up to $100,000 for female business owners to grow their operations. Women entrepreneurs in Canada will now have access to $20-million in federal cash, thanks to a new fund announced by the govern...
GEW Germany Changing Mindset around Social Entrepreneurship
15th October, 2018 – #GEW2018 is now a month away, so here’s a look at what countries around the world are doing to celebrate their local startups and entrepreneurship in their communities. For Germany, the country has been celebrating Global ...
Potentials of Blockchain Technology In Africa
October 14th, 2018 – blockchain is one of the major tools to drive the next industrial revolution. Therefore, nations are constantly fine-tuning the technology for various applications as the potential embedded in it are limitless. It is safe to say tha...
The European Blockchain Partnership Finds Europe Getting Serious About Distributed Ledger Technology
October 14th, 2018 – On April 10, 2018, 21 EU member states and Norway signed up to create the European Blockchain Partnership. Including the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Ireland, they committed themselves to “cooperate in ...
Southeast Asia is Ripe For a Cashless Revolution
12th October, 2018 – Southeast Asia’s rapidly rising internet and smartphone penetration rates means that cashless solutions will make a significant impact on the region’s financial ecosystem. Thanks to new FinTech advancements, we’re now bett...
Using tech to unlock markets for Africa SMEs
14th October, 2018 – African spending is projected to reach $6.7 trillion by 2030, with some reports indicating a $2.1 trillion consumer spending projection by 2025. While it is exciting to share the continent’s potential, it still faces many hurd...
Accompanying European SMEs on their Open Innovation Journeys
9th October, 2018 – Within INSPIRE (standing for Integrated Support of oPen Innovation pRofessionalization initiative), a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission under H2020, we have investigated in depth Open Innovation (0...
