US sanctions 2 State-owned Myanmar businesses

Apr 21, 2021

Washington [US], April 21 : The United States has imposed sanctions on two state-owned Burmese companies in an attempt to deprive Myanmar's military leaders...

Women-owned businesses remain closed in Kabul post-Taliban takeover

Sep 23, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 : Kabul restaurants owned and staffed by women now remains closed after the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Israel appropriates millions to aid small businesses owned by military reservists

May 16, 2024

Israel's Ministry of Economy and Industry will invest 10 million Shekels (USD 2.73 million) in the development and operation of aid projects for small...

Forum focused on enhancing access to markets and finance for women-owned businesses

Apr 18, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): WEConnect International hosted a forum that included U.S. Ambassador Kelly Keiderling, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy...

PayQ powers SMEs to Kiranas, enables Digital billing to Geo tagging

May 20, 2020

New Delhi [India] May 20 (ANI/Digpu): While Paytm, Google Pay, Naspers-owned PayU, and other players were aggressively trying to rope in small businesses on...

Women-owned businesses getting more loans; non-performing assets less than 2.5 pc: Smriti Irani at WEF

Jan 17, 2024

"230 million women received their bank accounts for the first time courtesy of the Jan Dhan Yojna. Of the 400 million loans given out,...