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Gender-smart investing key for women economic empowerment and stronger growth...

The ECA Office for North Africa and Oxford Economics Africa a joint online workshop on ‘Gender-smart investing for inclusive growth in North Africa’ last week. The event was an opportunity for ECA and Oxf...

Boost in self-employed numbers “a very positive sign” for the economy

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing year-on-year growth in self-employment. There are 154,000 more...

Billion-pound fund launched to support SMEs across the UK

HSBC UK has launched its 2022 £15 billion lending fund for small- and medium-sized businesses, supporting local economies, employment opportunities and driving growth across the country. Businesses have told HSBC that ...

American Express and Bluechain announce partnership to streamline SME payment...

American Express has announced a new partnership with Request to Pay-focused FinTech start-up, Bluechain, to help streamline the supplier payment process for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Invoice...

Partnership aims to strengthen support and growth of African start-ups

Jérôme Hénique, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, and Isadora Bigourdan, CEO of Digital Africa, have signed a partnership agreement during the event, Vivatech, to promote and strengthen the growth of African st...

New BlackFog research: 61% of SMBs were victims of a cyberattack in the last...

Sixty-one percent of SMBs have been hit by a successful cyberattack in the last year, according to new findings from BlackFog. The research study, which examined the business impact of cybersecurity for organisations...

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