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Duty free shopping startup named top dog at Seedstars Abidjan
Duty free shopping startup Airshop has been named the regional winner of Seedstars World in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The global competition for startups from emerging…
Bitcoin startup BitX raises $4m from Naspers
Emerging market bitcoin exchange startup BitX has just raised a nice fat US$4-million in Series A from PayU — a subsidiary of media and…
Is forcing banks to lend to SMEs a good idea?
India’s reserve bank recently introduced new measures under its long existing priority sector lending policy that mandate banks to lend a minimum percentage of…
How will BRICS really benefit SMEs?
Will small businesses in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa benefit from these countries being part of the BRICS? With the 7th BRICS…
