PHILIPSBURG:--- “The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is one of the primary drivers of economic growth and employment in a country in which they operate.
They create financial independence, provide employment and encourage innovation, said Garth Sherwood, Country Manager CIBC FirstCaribbean as he addressed some eighty (80) businesses at the opening of the First in Business Seminar hosted by the bank on March 14th.
“Prior to Hurricane Irma you accounted for 85% of companies operating and you provided approximately 20% of the TOT collected by Government. I have used these numbers
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