SME News
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2020-04-01
7 Grants Helping Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the fashion, beauty and retail industries is staggering, as major retailers have shuttered their doors, halted production and even furloughed most of their employees in response to the virus. While major ...
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2020-04-01
Google Commits $800 Million In Coronavirus Aid, Small Business Support
In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company was committing $800 million in resources, targeted to help small businesses and those responsible for responding to the pandemic. A majority of the $800 million figure (about $510 million) ...
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2020-03-31
E-commerce helps small and medium-sized Baltic enterprises to hedge risks - SEB survey
TALLINN - Despite the e-commerce volumes constantly increasing, just a quarter of small and medium-sized Estonian enterprises (SMEs) utilize online sales channels and the situation is similar in Latvia and Lithuania, the SEB Baltic Business Outlook (...
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2020-03-31
China March factory activity unexpectedly expands, but outlook still grim
BEIJING: Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign de...
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2020-03-31
Lockdown to hit performance of commercial vehicle and SME loans in Indian asset-backed securities: Moody’s
The economic disruption caused by the 21-day lockdown will hit the performance of commercial vehicle and small and medium enterprise (SME) loans in Indian asset-backed securities (ABS), according to Moody’s Investors Service. ABS are securit...