The Covid-19 pandemic has put great pressure on the revenues and operating costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China, says Lufax Holding. According to a CIC survey of 1,000 SMEs in December 2022, about 40% of respondents with higher financing needs during the Covid-19 period attributed
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ubiquitous in China, notes Lufax Holding, a leading technology-enabled personal financial services platform in China. According to the National Bureau of Statistics and the State Administration of Market Regulation, whose definition of SMEs depends to some extent on the type of business
Meta Platforms periodically evaluates its Facebook metrics to estimate the number of «duplicate» and «fake» accounts among its Monthly Active Users (MAU). According to the company’s estimates, by Q4 2022, duplicate accounts could have accounted for approximately 11% of its global MAUs. In particular, the percentage of duplicate
BBVA Mexico reported a 27% year-over-year increase in net income in 2022, to Ps. 76.53 billion, the bank said in its quarterly report. This profit was supported by the constant generation of recurring income due to the higher level of customer transactions. In Mexico, multiple banking continues to
In April 2021, the Made in America Office, under the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, was established to centrally, strategically and comprehensively manage in-country sourcing activities for federal procurement. Earlier, in January 2021, the Administration launched its initiative on policies to promote Buy American policies through an
The United States is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products, according to World Trade Organization (WTO) data. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 reauthorized the major income support programs (Agricultural Risk Coverage Program and Price Related Loss Coverage Program) through fiscal year 2023, with minor changes. U.S.