Nedbank and the Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO) have signed a MoU to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Swaziland. Nedbank emphasized SMEs’ crucial role in the economy, while also acknowledging the need for different approaches based on the SME’s sector. Nedbank Managing Director Fikile Nkosi noted the importance of SEDCO’s role in training and developing SMEs in rural and urban Swaziland.
SEDCO Chief Executive Officer Dorrington Matiwane expressed hopes that the partnership will increase agricultural food production within the country, as he portends a food crisis and laments that most imports are now food.
Full content: The Swazi Observer
Related content: Using Competition Policy to Promote “Shared Growth” in Korea (Seonghoon Jeon – Sogang University in Seoul, Korea Fair Trade Commission)
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