Former MP Inderjit Singh claims that Singaporeans' risk aversion is holding back SMEs, which could have an impact on the economy in the future

The former Member of Parliament has authored a book that encourages entrepreneurial thinking in general, not simply in the context of launching a business.

World Vision is a non-profit organisation that helps people in Screening of the Film: With your BFF, go see an award-winning film.<...

CHINA TO MONITOR CHALLENGES FACED BY SMEs

Highlights –

• China to monitor challenges faced by SMEs.
• China will also be permitting foreign investors to open entertainment venues.
• The ministry will step up price monitoring and work together with other government departments.
...

USAID AND DFC PLEDGE 41 MILLION DOLLARS FINANCING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• USAID and DFC have announced a US $41 million loan-guarantee program for India.
• This program is meant to finance investment in renewable energy by Indian SMEs.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...

S. KOREAN SME’s DESPITE THE PANDEMIC REPORTS THEIR EXPORTS TO FALL IN 2020

Highlights –

• S. Korean SME’s despite the pandemic reports their exports to fall in 2020.
• Overseas shipments totaled US$100.8 billion last year.
• In 2020, South Korean smaller companies exported $90 million worth of test kits to 1...

CHINA’S SMEs AND EER REPORTED BEING STABLE IN Q4 2020

Highlights –

• China’s SMEs and EER reported being stable in Q4 2020.
•  SMEs Development Index based on a survey was up 0.2 points in Q4.
• China’s real EER has climbed 3.79 percent to 126.13 from June to November 2020.

FACEBOOK PLANS ON GIVING AWARDS OF S$4.75 MILLION IN GRANTS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Facebook will give about S$4.75 million in awards to private companies in Singapore that have been hit by COVID-19, the organization said on Wednesday.

Around 800 local ventures that utilize somewhere in the range of two and 50 indiv...

SMEs RECRUITMENT IN CHINA POST COVID-19

Highlights:

• The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have suspended new hiring or even downsize staff to cut labor costs to survive financial difficulties.
• The SMEs are considering new human resource (HR) planning and recruitment arrangements.

EUROPE’S 25 MILLION SMEs RELYING HEAVILY ON EU BUDGET?

Highlights

• Expectations from EU budget

• Measures taken SMEs to sustain amidst coronavirus pandemic

Around 25 million SME's in Europe, which form two-thirds of jobs in the region have also been impacted by coronavirus pandemic. In order to deal with t...

UK SMEs feel glad to be ahead of Brexit

Brexit has been full of uncertainty for the past three and a half years. The dense, confusing fog over the UK on 12 December cleared up so slightly. Pressure rises as more companies lose patience, and fear of a no-deal Brexit forced firms such as Airbus to consider moving their businesses from th...

Forex firm raises good funds for SMEs

The United Kingdom has been failing the forex indexes miserably as the currencies are seeing a major decline in the valuation as the Brexit deal hits the markets, and the markets turn more volatile for the United Kingdom trades. The slow movement in exiting the European Union is changing the fore...