Integrating SMEs into value chains can boost development
September 13th, 2017 – Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to global income and job creation. In developing countries, they provide 60-70% of formal employment. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, that figure rises to 80%. The scal...
Europe needs an Erasmus for SMEs
September 26th, 2017 – European project MobiliseSME showed the potential of a cross-border exchange program for small and medium-sized businesses in Europe. It is now important that this idea is continued with an Erasmus for SMEs, so as to help Euro...
Blockchain Lending Platforms Can Bail Out SMEs and Improve Global Economy
September 26th, 2017 – SMEs are the cornerstone of economic development. In most countries, they provide the platform for job creation and economic growth. Therefore, any product or system designed to encourage the entrepreneurial adventure of SMEs ...
How technology is driving retail in Africa
A new EIU report says that smartphones could help expand Africa’s e-commerce market to US$75bn within the next decade. August 2th, 2017 – Retail in Africa has largely been shaped over the years by a more informal shopping experience than that ...
Multilingual bots allow African SMEs to simplify funding across language barriers
September 15th, 2017 – Venture Capital funding in Africa more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, and to simplify the funding process, multilingual bots are deployed to break down language barriers. Even as far back as 2011, a Gallup poll found that...
Latin America ERP Software Market Analysis 2014-2017 & 2025
DUBLIN – August 21th, 2017 – The “Latin America ERP Software Market Analysis By Deployment, By Functions (Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Others), By Vertical, By End-user (Large Enterprises, Medium Enterprises, Small Enterprises) And Segment...
Dokalam Done, India And China Have ‘Forward-Looking Conversation’ At BRICS Summit
Xiamen (CHINA) – September 5th, 2017 – Putting behind the Dokalam standoff, India and China today agreed on a “forward-looking” approach in their ties and make more efforts, including strong cooperation between their security perso...
Meet Marie Chatardová, the new President of UN Economic and Social Council
September 1th, 2017 – On 27 July, Ambassador Marie Chatardová became the seventy-third President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – the body at the heart of UN’s work to advance sustainable development. “I wish to announce that the...
How The Cost-Conscious Aussie SME Approaches Innovative Tech
August 1th, 2017 – Small businesses may be interested in innovative technologies, but only a few are willing to make the leap — and the investment — necessary to actually implement tools into their businesses. The latest research from the SMB Te...
South African, Chinese banks sign deal to fund SMEs in Africa
JOHANNESBURG – August 19th, 2017 – South Africa’s Absa bank and China Development Bank (CDB) on Friday announced the conclusion of a $100 million Special Facility Agreement to fund small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. Abs...
