This is how COVID-19 is affecting Europe’s SMEs
November 3th, 2020 – Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) have been the lifeblood of the European economy, accounting for more than two-thirds of the workforce and more than half of the economic value added.1 Yet the results of a recent McKinsey...
The race against economic inequality within emerging markets – a case for SMEs
November 2th, 2020 – One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is the need to reduce poverty levels and economic inequality globally. Economic growth is the most powerful tool for reducing poverty and improving the quality of life in developin...
New capital fund of $30-million launches for Southern Africa SMEs
October 21th, 2020 – Secha Capital, a Southern African investment impact firm that provides long-term capital to established SMEs, has announced the closure of its second fund worth $30-million (R400-million) to support established SMEs in the regio...
Open source – the key to Asia’s unbanked opportunity?
October 1th, 2020 – Southeast Asia’s internet economy is booming. A recent Google report indicated it had already surpassed the US$100 billion mark and is set to hit US$300 billion by 2025. Digitization had already rocketed across the region befor...
Online tool to promote trade between African countries
October 15th, 2020 – An online tool designed to help businessmen and businesswomen in Africa understand how best to trade between African countries came a step closer to becoming fully operational in August 2020 as a demonstration version came onstr...
Private credit investing in Asia set to expand along with fintechs
October 16th, 2020 – Looking for diversified and meaningful returns, an increasing number of investors in Asia are slowly turning to private credit as a source of opportunity. That’s according to a recent report by The Alternative Credit Council (...
SMEs more likely to purchase cyber cover since pandemic
September 28th, 2020 – Data and analytics company GlobalData has recommended that insurers should increasingly focus on larger small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) following the COVID-19 outbreak. cyber-securityAnalysts found that 8.5% of SMEs ...
Resilience of Australia’s SMEs highlighted in survey
October 2th, 2020 – While it is undeniable Australia’s SMEs are facing an incredibly challenging period, which may understandably make it hard to focus on the future, research from OnDeck Australia has revealed a streak of resilience through the c...
Building the E-commerce Infrastructure for Small Businesses to Thrive in Latin America
September 20th, 2020 – The World Bank estimates there are up to 445 million micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises in the developing world. In Latin America, nearly 90% of all businesses fall into this category. However, many of these businesses...
Blockchain for SMEs
September 16th, 2020 – The diffusion of blockchain is intensifying globally. This was evident during the virtual launch of a report titled ‘Blockchain for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurs in Italy’ by the Organisation for Ec...
