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Brazil’s prepaid card, digital wallet market to reach $53B by 2030
Coingeek
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June 30, 2025
Homepage > News > Finance > Brazil’s prepaid card, digital wallet market to reach $53B by 2030 A new report has predicted growth for Brazil’s prepaid card and digital wallet market before the end of the decade, powered by regulatory reforms and...
COP29 Champion calls for greater SME involvement in green transition
AzerNews
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June 30, 2025
Nigar Arpadarai, the High-Level Climate Champion of COP29, has emphasized the crucial role of non-state actors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and private sector leaders, in accelerating the global transition to a green...
Small Business: Kiwi pickle brand processes 100 tonnes as business booms
Northern Advocate
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What inspired you to start the business? I did a lot of travelling in Latin America earlier in life with my parents, and I did a big OE-type thing there, so I’ve been exposed to their culture and their food. The passion in the beginning was with...
CAF Consolidates its support for the Caribbean with Major Approvals for The Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua.News
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June 29, 2025
(Seville, Spain. June 29, 2025) – The Caribbean region featured prominently during the Board of Directors meeting of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Seville, Spain, with several landmark developments in its...
CAF Consolidates its support for the Caribbean with Major Approvals for Antigua and Barbuda and others
Antigua News Room
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June 29, 2025
AF Consolidates its support for the Caribbean with Major Approvals for The Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda Board meeting in Seville sees historic loan to The Bahamas, approval of the issuance of Series C shares to Saint...
Border Crackdown Backfires: Small Businesses Crushed by Cartel Cash Rule
TFPP Wire
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June 28, 2025
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked a federal rule requiring small-dollar cash transactions to be reported, after two El Paso businesses said it was crushing their operations and scaring off customers. Key Facts: On June 24, U.S....
Chamber of Commerce urges small businesses to strengthen disaster resilience
Barbados Today
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June 28, 2025
1 The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is advising micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to step up their disaster preparedness, warning that the sector remains highly vulnerable to shocks. In a statement issued on Friday,...
Bolivia Turns To Bitcoin And Crypto As Safety Net Amid Inflation Woes
Coingape
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June 28, 2025
Crypto adoption in Bolivia is taking off at a massive pace, as the country battles with rising inflation, which has led to the Boliviano’s depreciation. Locals have transacted more in crypto over the last year as they seek a hedge against this...
Inflation fears push Bolivian small businesses to embrace crypto
crypto.news
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June 27, 2025
Bolivian small businesses are increasingly starting to accept crypto as payment amid the ongoing financial crisis. Small businesses in Bolivia are increasingly embracing crypto as trust in the official currency deteriorates. According to a report...
Paraguay’s New Payment Law Opens Door To PayPal, And Other Payment Providers
The Asunción Times
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June 28, 2025
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies has approved transformative legislation that gives the Central Bank authority to lead a payment revolution. The new law aims to break up market concentration, and welcome international operators such as PayPal. The...
Bolivians embrace crypto to escape soaring inflation
Cryptopolitan
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June 28, 2025
Bolivians have now started shifting to digital assets as issues tied to inflation in the country continue to rise. According to a report by the central bank in Bolivia, residents in the country are now embracing digital assets amid a rise in...
The Enterprise Approach to Small Business Challenges — Applying Cross‑Border Logistics Best Practices
The Enterprise World - Ohio
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June 27, 2025
Small and medium-sized businesses often encounter steep challenges in cross-border logistics. They can significantly boost supply chain efficiency and compete with larger firms in lucrative international markets by borrowing enterprise logistics...
Bolivia crypto transactions up over 530% amid currency woes
Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Bolivia's central bank on Friday reiterated a dramatic uptick in transactions of digital assets, following a Reuters report that showed how more Bolivians were turning to crypto exchanges like Binance and stablecoins like Tether as a...
Peru formalizes new Tourism Law to attract investment and create jobs
Andina
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June 27, 2025
The law was published in the Legal Regulations Bulletin of the Official Gazette El Peruano on Friday, after a symbolic act that took place at the Government Palace last Thursday. It is a renewal of the comprehensive regulatory framework for...
Expanded financing options on table for regional small business as IDB Invest, CDB collab
Dominica News Online
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June 26, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 26th, 2025 at 10:33 AM Photo: CDBIDB Invest and the Caribbean Development Bank have announced the formation of a renewed strategic alliance aimed at bolstering private sector growth within the Caribbean. In a...
Chávez the Radical XXIX: ‘You Are Not Small Businesspeople’
Venezuelanalysis
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June 26, 2025
In a 2012 speech, Hugo Chávez reminded those who take part in the informal economy that they belong to the working class. One of the goals of capitalist ideology is to hide or downplay class struggle. Instead, it seeks to foster individualism over...
Marteu Launches to Revolutionize Factory-Direct Tile & Vinyl Purchasing for Small Businesses
International Business Times
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June 26, 2025
Marteu, a new digital platform transforming global tile and vinyl procurement, has launched, aiming to bridge the gap between international manufacturers and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). It enables wholesalers and retailers to source...
High Borrowing Costs and Tax Changes Put Brazil’s Small Businesses Under Pressure
The Rio Times
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June 26, 2025
Brazil’s small businesses are facing tough times in 2025. The Central Bank has raised the main interest rate to 15%, the highest in almost 20 years. This move is meant to slow down rising prices, but it also makes it much more expensive for...
Crypto gains foothold in Bolivia as small businesses seek currency alternatives
Channel News Asia
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June 26, 2025
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia :In the busy shopping district of the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, ATMs let shoppers swap coins for cryptocurrency, beauty salons offer cut-price deals if you pay in Bitcoin, and people use Binance accounts to buy fried...
Mexico's first aquaculture innovation centre officially launched at UNOC
The Fish Site
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“Our oceans and their resources are significantly degraded. It is no longer enough to assume that sustainability alone will reverse the damage. We must move beyond efforts to do no further harm and take huge strides toward generative and...