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GCC small business ‘boom’ to drive post-COVID economy as commercial registrations soar


  • Commercial registrations increase 109 percent in Bahrain amid new wave of entrepreneurs
  • 99 percent of businesses in Saudi Arabia are SMEs making 64% of employment
  • The sector contributes 52 percent of non-oil GDP in the UAE and is set to rise to 60 percent

Manama, September 16 2020:  Experts are predicting a GCC “SME boom” as a new wave of regional entrepreneurs emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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