Africa: Show commitment to gender equality

August 1th, 2020 – The speedy implementation of commitments to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) has yet again been emphasized in a Declaration and Call for Action between the African...

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Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Women’s Equality

July 30th, 2020 – Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choice, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society. But women’s relationship w...

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Meeting of the Board Special Committee

REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO – On Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, the WUSME Board Special Committee held a meeting in the Headquarters of the Organization in San Marino. President Barbara Terenzi and Board Me...

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New gender lens investing tool for Asia-Pacific SMEs receives UN support

July 15th, 2020 – Earlier this year, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) partnered to unlock US$ 1...

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Most SMEs point to this factor as critical to their recovery

July 24th, 2020 – Research from SME lender OnDeck Australia found that 57 per cent of SMEs say access to cash flow will help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. It found 69 per cent of SMEs...

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WUSME at 18th Austrian Export Day

On June 30, 2020, the 18th Austrian Export Day, the most important information event of AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA, took place for the first time virtually. Wusme’s General Secretary, Dr. Norbert Knol...

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How global disruption can have local implications

July 16th, 2020 – The global impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had not only on public health, but on business, cannot be underestimated. It’s prudent to consider the impact such a global d...

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Amid Multiple Crises, World Bank Group Refocuses Programs and Increases Financing to $74 billion in Fiscal Year 2020

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2020 – As people in developing countries around the world faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank Group worked to respond quickly with technical a...

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Africa could experience economic growth next year

July 10th, 2020 – Africa’s economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the COVID-19 infection rate well, according to updated forecasts from the African Development...

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Making health systems stronger while tackling the impacts of COVID-19

July 1th, 2020 – When COVID-19 emerged as a global threat, the World Bank Group responded with the largest and fastest crisis response in its history. Emergency operations have now reached more ...

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