Funding is essential for small businesses reeling from Covid-19. But many challenges exist. Aria Putera Ismail, the CEO of SME Bank (and Chairman of Association of Development Finance Institutions of Malaysia (ADFIM), explains.

<p>Funding is essential for small businesses reeling from Covid-19. But many challenges exist. Aria Putera Ismail, the CEO of SME Bank (and Chairman of Association of Development Finance Institutions of Malaysia (ADFIM), explains.</p>

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