{"id":81945,"date":"2022-10-31T22:39:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T20:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=81945"},"modified":"2022-10-31T22:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T20:39:35","slug":"epeas-official-applying-governance-standards-one-of-challenges-facing-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/epeas-official-applying-governance-standards-one-of-challenges-facing-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"EPEA&#8217;s official: Applying governance standards one of challenges facing SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Board member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epea-eg.org\/old\/\">the Egyptian Private Equity Association (EPEA)<\/a> Haitham Wagih said several challenges are besetting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), topped by applying governance standards.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Addressing the first Egypt Business Solutions Summit on Monday, Wagih noted that the World Bank revealed that 50 percent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/en\/euromoney-names-cib-middle-easts-best-bank-for-smes-2022\/\">SMEs<\/a> need to apply governance as well as financing of up to 20 percent of the firm&#8217;s activities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He added that major companies started applying governance, expounding that each company has its own governance standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board member of the Egyptian Private Equity Association (EPEA) Haitham Wagih said several challenges are besetting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), topped by applying governance standards. 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