By KETRA KALUNGAFINANCIAL support to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is needed to enable them to continue operating in the wake of the Covid-19 global pandemic outbreak, the Kabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) KCCI has said.KCCI president, Christabel Ngongola Reinke said yesterday support towards SMEs during this period was crucial because they form the basis for any economy.Ms. Reinke said in an interview that SMEs not only support corporate businesses by constantly supplying them with goods and services but are also larger employers in the country.“We are pushing for SMEs support because they form the basis for any economy, they supply to big corporates, multinationals and employ more than large corporate companies,” said Ms. Reinke.She urged government to come up with a package to help the SMEs stay alive during this Covid-19 crisis when economic activity was being suppressed by the disease impact.And the chamber has joined calls from some sections of […]
‘GIVE SMEs STIMULUS’
