China to introduce policies to lessen bu...

China will take measures to reduce government-levied charges and operating service charges in order to further lessen the burden on businesses and individuals. The personal postal articles tax rates

China Agricultural Bank pledges more loa...

BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural Bank of China, one of the "Big Four" banks in the country, will issue 132 billion yuan (19.6 billion U.S. dollars) of loans to private businesses in 2019, b

Number of newly-found businesses in Germ...

BERLIN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of newly founded businesses in Germany fell by 1.3 percent year-on-year to a total of more than 542,500 in 2018, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) anno

Amify, which has long promised more prof...

Small businesses have a complicated relationship with Amazon . While they fear the company because they have no control over it, Amazon’s platform is also a great way to reach shoppers, particul

Skedulo raises $28M for its mobile workf...

Skedulo, a service that helps businesses manage their mobile employees, today announced that it has raised a $28 million Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Existing inv

S. Africa's businesses hit by power outa...

JOHANNESBURG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- While President Cyril Ramaphosa has apologized for the rolling blackouts gripping South Africa, experts said small or emerging businesses would be left devastated b

British businesses support Brexit delay,...

LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- After British MPs voted on Thursday to ask the European Union (EU) for an extension to Article 50, British businesses have voiced their support to Brexit delay, but urged

China's banking sector steps up small an...

The banking sector will continue to support the development of the real economy and the development of small and micro businesses, said Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regula

Ultra-fast broadband covers half of New ...

WELLINGTON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- About half of New Zealand's homes and businesses have connected to faster, more reliable broadband across the 121 centers where ultra-fast broadband (UFB) is available

Standard Chartered resets growth strateg...

Standard Chartered PLC on Tuesday said it would cut 700 million U.S. dollars in costs and exit smaller businesses as part of a three-year strategy overhaul aimed at boosting growth and possibly doubl