SMEs must go borderless to widen customer reach
DUBAI, January 23 th, 2017 Firms using digital platforms outperform traditional exporters In today’s increasingly globalised world, SMEs have to compete globally. As a central pillar in the world economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pl...
Seven European banks join forces for blockchain platform for SMEs
January 6, 2017 – Seven European banks – Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Natixis, KBC, Rabobank, Société Générale and UniCredit – have agreed in principle to develop a blockchain-based shared platform for domestic and international commerce for SMEs. T...
Microfinancier targets SMEs sector
January 12, 2017 – Microfinancier Microcred Zimbabwe is targeting the unbanked and those in the small to medium enterprises (SMEs) offering loans ranging between $150 and $50 000. Currently, 70% of the adult population is unbanked while there are 5,...
Alibaba CEO Jack Ma: Technology Can Be Used to ‘Empower’ Small Businesses
Alibaba CEO Jack Ma has a mission to make it easier for small businesses to get up and running. January 18 th, 2017 – Alibaba (BABA) has a mission to help small businesses, CEO Jack Ma said in an interview on CNBC’s “Halftime Report̶...
Mediterra 2016. Zero Waste in the Mediterranean
Natural Resources, Food and Knowledge ROME, December 5th, 2016 – Presented in Rome the 5th of December during the FAO Council 155th Session, the 2016 UNFAO-CIHEAM Joint edition of Mediterra offers an innovative and prospective approach on the issues...
African ministers to debate opportunities in tourism
January 6, 2017 – More than 20 ministers of tourism from Africa will debate the opportunities that the sector can bring to the continent at the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR) which will be held during the International ...
E-commerce fueling optimism among SMEs in BRICS countries
NEW DELHI, December 20 th, 2016 – The exchange of information on e-commerce and technology development, as well as the strengthening partnership between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
Young African Invents Touch Screen Medical Tablet
Here’s an example of African innovation at its finest. Arthur Zang, a 24 year-old Cameroonian engineer, has invented the Cardiopad, a touch screen medical tablet that enables heart examinations such as the electrocardiogram (ECG) to be performed at remo...
Normandy village home to world’s first solar panel road
Northern France is not known for its beating sun but the region now hosts the world’s first “solar highway”, which will be inaugurated on Thursday. December 22th, 2016 – France’s Ecology Minister Segolene Royal headed to the litt...
Support grows for year of tourism
December 11th, 2016 – Only few weeks ahead of the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, set to take place on the 18 of January 2017 in Madrid, Spain, representatives from various tourism industries an...
