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Government measures strengthen SMEs

Ugandan Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Omony Ojok said recently that the government has undertaken steps to ensure that there is an enabling environment for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to operate meaningfully. "We have to make sure that...

Facing the challenges of the Financial Services Charter

Last year was very interesting in the South African (SA) debtor financing industry, which continues to be extremely dynamic. The…

#economy#financial services


Botswana Export Credit Insurance runs new CEDA product

Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has a new product called CEDA Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS), which encourages private sector participation…

#bank#export credit insurance#guarantee


Government’s poor support irks SMEs

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are disappointed with the negligible level of government support to the sector. Zambia Chamber of…


Participation vital for small business growth

The primary objective of the Revised National Policy for Rural Development programme, co-owned by the African Development Foundation (ADF) and…

#small business#WHO


Post-insolvency set-off: South Africa moves towards international best practice

Globalisation and the rapid expansion of international trade has highlighted the need for uniform and consistent insolvency legislation across international…

#insolvency#international#International Trade


BECI insures exporters

Botswana Export Credit Insurance (BECI), a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), was set up to…

#bad debts#cash-flow#exporters


Money laundering threatens economy

Money laundering poses a serious threat to South Africa's democracy and governance which have been hard earned, says the National…

#anti-money laundering#bank#economy


First Factoring and Venture Capital seal partnership deal

The First Factoring Company of Zimbabwe (FFCZ) has entered into a partnership with the Venture Capital Company of Zimbabwe (VCCZ)…


Small businesses shy of debtor financing

Not enough small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are using debtor finance to improve cash flows and grow their businesses, according…

#bank#financial institution#international


SMEs should venture into export market

Zimbabwe's economy at the moment finds itself in unprecedented macroeconomic difficulties. There is an acute shortage of foreign currency, inflation…

#interest rates#international#International Trade


Reserve Bank slashes repo rate to lowest since 1986

Prime lending rates are set to hit a 17-year low of 12 per cent after the South African Reserve Bank…

Small firms are key to development in Africa

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are key to African development, South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor Tito Mboweni said in…

#bank#conference#small businesses

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