SMEs key to unlocking Southern Africa’s economic potential, says Mauritian Minister
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should develop a comprehensive programme to consolidate small and medium scale enterprises if SMEs are to play a key role in helping the region achieve economic growth, says Soomilduth Bholah, Mauritius’ Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives Minister. In a keynote address during the opening of a joint SADC-ECA Adhoc Expert Group Meeting on the ‘Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Industrialization Process in Southern Africa’, Mr. Bholah said the main thrust of such a programme would be to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs, improve the business and regulatory environment, strengthen institutional support systems, promote technology transfers, industrial innovations and improve productivity.
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Language: | eng |
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2018-09
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/44811 |
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