Govt committed to helping SMEs, says Heng Swee Keat

Singapore

THE government is committed to helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) automate, innovate and internationalise, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday.

SMEs should make the best use of the schemes available, he said, citing the new Automation Support Package and the expertise of private-equity players as sound ways to connect to markets, partners and access technology.