RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's digital marketplace Sary, which connects small businesses with merchant wholesalers, has secured US$6.6mil (RM28.76mil) in financing to boost expansion as coronavirus-driven demand for essential goods boosts appetite for its services.
Under an ambitious reform drive led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to diversify the economy away from oil, Riyadh plans to boost small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) contribution to GDP to 35% by 2030, from a current 20%.
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