SME News
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2024-05-17
US retail sales stall post-downward revisions
NEW YORK: US retail sales stagnated in April after downwardly revised gains in the prior two months, indicating high borrowing costs and mounting debt are encouraging greater prudence among shoppers. The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for i...
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2024-05-17
S. Korea think tank raises forecasts for GDP, inflation
SEOUL: South Korea’s state-run think tank has raised its economic growth forecast for this year and says inflation is expected to ease at a slightly slower pace, as it noted the need for gradual easing of monetary policy. In its biannual eco...
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2024-05-15
Planning in precarious times: majority of surveyed entrepreneurs recognize the importance of business planning in an increasingly competitive market
TORONTO, May 15, 2024 /CNW/ – While creating a business plan may seem like an obvious asset to have when operating a business, it has not always been a top priority for many entrepreneurs, until now. A recent study by Ownr, ...
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2024-05-15
Tech start-ups, SMEs to be main players in Sino-German cooperation: report
BEIJING - German high-tech start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to be main players in the future cooperation between China and Germany, said a report issued at a two-day forum for Sino-German industrial cooperation and...
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2024-05-14
Tide expands to Germany, unveils business financial platform for SMEs
This marks the first product release in the country following the announcement in March about the Tide app’s expansion into Germany—its third market after the UK and India. The initial launch in India took place in December 2022. In ad...