HSBC Launches One Billion Dirham International Trade SME Fund

HSBC today announces that it has launched its latest International Trade SME Fund, committing 1 billion AED to UAE SMEs. Open to new and existing customers with cross border trading requirements; 30% of the Fund will be allocated to Emirati owned businesses.

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Secrets of a good partnership (The National)

Sharing both a home and a work life can put a strain on any relationship, but as co-founders of their own consultancy, Elin and Taner Kilicarslan feel they have struck the right balance. They offer advice on what entrepreneurs need to know to make start-ups succeed, Gillian Duncan writes.

Elin and Taner Kilicarslan are not your typical married couple.

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