Tag Archives: SMEs

Report roots for SMEs support to fight poverty

Posted on May 19, 2011 by cvannorman

By PAUL WAFULA Posted Tuesday, May 31 2011 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have a new window of finance to support their distribution chains through philanthropists engaged in poverty alleviation, if the findings of a new report are implemented. The … Continue reading →

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Nigeria: Lack of Funds is Our Main Challenge -SMEDAN DG

Posted on March 7, 2011 by cvannorman

Kaduna — The Director General of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) Alhaji Mohammed Nadada Usman yesterday said that lack of funds is the main challenge affecting the smooth operation of the agency. Alhaji Usman who disclosed … Continue reading →

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Doha Bank And Qatar Development Bank boost Small and Medium Enterprises

Posted on March 3, 2011 by cvannorman

Qatar (Doha) – Doha Bank said Tuesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector in Qatar. Doha Bank Group CEO R Seetharaman and QDB CEO … Continue reading →

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ZAMBIA Development Agency dishes K4.4 bn to SMEs

Posted on December 26, 2010 by cvannorman

THE ZAMBIA Development Agency (ZDA) has issued 822 vouchers to micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) valued at K4.4 billion under the business development services (BDS) voucher programme this year. Vouchers are coupons given to MSMEs when they request for … Continue reading →

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Making Loans Work For Women

Posted on November 28, 2010 by cvannorman

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, deputy director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, has spent more than five years writing and reporting on female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan. Her work is now the subject of a … Continue reading →

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IndiaMART.com Brings Large Scale Exposure to SMEs

Posted on November 27, 2010 by cvannorman

- Ties-up with two prestigious trade expositions – IndiaMART Plast Show 2010 & PackPlus 2010 – Aims to mobilise growth possibilities for the SMEs in the plastic machinery and the packaging sectors NEW DELHI, Nov. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Triggering … Continue reading →

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Banks encouraged to target small businesses

Posted on September 21, 2010 by cvannorman

HCM CITY— Thirty-five bankers and trainers from 15 institutions in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam yesterday participated in a training programme on building sustainable small and medium-sized banking operations in HCM City. The three-day event was organised by the International … Continue reading →

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