Small And Medium Enterprises Vital, Says Minister

Bandar Seri Begawan – Small and Medium Enterprises( SMEs) are increasingly crucial, vital and integral to the business communities’ contribution to the economic health of the community as whole.

Therefore their growth should be seen as a continuous and sustainable process.

The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Awang Haji Abdul Rahman, made the remarks at the joint opening ceremony of the business forum E-Trade Fare and E-Commerce Workshop.

Dato Awang Haji Abdul Rahman added that programmes are designed to help SMEs.

Assistance should be provided in specific technical areas and continue to support the growth process in order to ensure sustainable SME Development.

The minister also touched on the changes of the business landscape both in the public and private sectors made by advances information and communication technologies.

According to him, in the public sector, it will facilitate more effective and efficient business transactions.

As for SMEs, those technologies promised to be great equalizers in promoting their services on a global scale.

After the opening ceremony, the minister then toured the E-Trade Fare.

The fare is opened to the public as from today until the 25^th of this month from 9am until 6pm.

Adapted from Radio Television Brunei