2022年8月9日

英國貿易工業部(工業部)與私營部門合作，通過擴大微型、中小型企業的知識和提升其數字化能力，以改善其業務運作，進一步增加它們的增長機會。DTI在上周二的一份聲明中表示，它與萬事達(Mastercard)簽署了一份諒解備忘錄(MoU)，以帶頭推動中小微企業開始其業務的數字化轉型。這包括為中小微企業提供技術解決方案，使其業務數字化並實現數字商務——包括接受和支付。英國貿易部表示，除了使中小微企業的業務經得起考驗之外，這些舉措還補充了政府建設“低現金社會”的目標。這一夥伴關係源於認識到需要加強關注中小微企業的金融知識和數字化轉型，這在2019冠狀病毒病大流行期間十分普遍。萬事達卡致力於在菲律賓建立包容性的數字經濟，讓所有利益攸關方都能實現他們的抱負。通過與DTI的合作，萬事達卡正在幫助小企業打開他們的數字之門，獲得資源和技術解決方案，”萬事達卡菲律賓地區經理Simon Calasanz在聲明中援引他的話說。除了萬事達，貿易部還與金融科技(Fintech)公司合作，促進為微中小企業提供融資的替代選擇，如Investree philippine Inc.、高提儂的眾籌業務和First Circle Inc.。DTI表示，Investree是該國第一個從美國證券交易委員會(SEC)獲得永久性眾籌牌照的公司，自2020年以來，該公司為不斷增長的中小企業提供供應鏈融資解決方案。根據貿工部的聲明，迄今為止，Investree已經支持了100多家中小企業。 Its significant existence in the nation’s economic recovery will be further heightened with its expansion nationwide, it added. “Investree Philippines is focused on building the future, a future where financial tools are more available to SMEs in order to sustain and expand their businesses,” Investree Philippines Country Manager Alexander Capulong was quoted in the statement as saying. “Through our partnership with DTI, we seek to keep pursuing this vision of the future. We are even more excited since this collaboration will enable more new opportunities and milestones for Filipino SMEs, which ultimately helps boost the country’s economy in the long run.” First Circle will also provide MSMEs access to financial services as well as offer financial literacy. The fintech firm has also agreed to supply the DTI’s “Negosyo Centers” with financial-related information and materials, create financial-related digital content that the government agency can use and share their expertise in DTI-initiated events and activities. Financing needs THE DTI noted that across all industries, majority of MSMEs require financing assistance the most. “Other assistance needed include marketing assistance, complying with government regulations and enabling policies on regulations providing improvements on administration and provision of taxes, discounts and incentives as well as assistance on rentals and utilities, among others,” the DTI statement read. DTI-Regional Operations Group Undersecretary Blesila A. Lantayona said that once equipped with necessary assistance, MSMEs will be able to recover. “We are confident that by giving MSMEs the needed entrepreneurial and financial skills to operate their own businesses, they will contribute to economic activities that are crucial to revive our economy from the negative effects of Covid-19 pandemic,” Lantayona was quoted in the statement as saying. “And as our MSMEs grow and flourish, they will create more jobs and employment that will benefit our people and boost our country’s economic growth in the post-pandemic future,” she added. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), MSMEs account for 99 percent of business establishments and employ 60 percent of the country’s workforce.