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    SME sector sees light at the end of the tunnel

    Jan 13, 2024 3 minutes
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    DAVID Morobe, Executive General Manager for Impact Investing at Business Partners Limited, has highlighted key findings from the latest quarterly SME Confidence Index, showing that despite the numerous challenges small business owners are gaining confidence in public and private sector initiatives aimed at creating a more enabling and supportive business environment.

    In particular, the latest results revealed that confidence in government support for SME development increased by 12 percentage points from the previous quarter, while confidence in the private sector increased by seven percentage points quarter-on-quarter.

    Tough socio-economic

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