Study highlights SME's economic potential

The International Trade Centre (ITC), in partnership with the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry as well as the Local Enterprise Authority, conducted the recent study, which covered 616 businesses across the country.

The surveyed businesses were largely of micro-size, with nearly 40% of them headed by women. More than two-thirds of the surveyed businesses do not import or export any goods. The businesses were also mainly into the services sector, with another 28% in agriculture and mining and the balance in manufacturing.