Japan's small and medium-size enterprises provide 80% of the jobs and most of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's votes.

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This issue we christen another 200 Best Under a Billion companies, our go-to list of top-performing small and medium-size enterprises.

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The Riadys are planning to sell part of their stake in PT Bank National Nobu, which lends to small to medium-size enterprises.

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By contrast, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is fairly nimble, with 800 branches and a strong presence in private banking and small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).

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Sixty awardees from our 200 Best Under a Billion selections of small and medium-size enterprises in Asia-Pacific were represented Nov. 10 at a banquet at Singapore's Sentosa Golf Club.

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But after graduating from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Canada, Mr Fekete moved to London and set up MaxBips, a website where small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) auction their surplus cash to banks.

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We have agreed to address a set of next-generation trade issues, including removing frictions in the global supply chains, helping small and medium-size enterprises grow and better plug into the global trading system, and adopting smart, market-oriented innovation policies.

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