SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Facebook on Thursday released its third edition of Global State of Small Business Report, a research collaboration with the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that provides monthly updates on how small businesses are operating amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
From surveying an additional 25,000 small businesses across more than 50 countries and regions in July, the report found that while small businesses continued to reopen, many still reported lower sales and sustained reductions in employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.