Honduran SMEs Request Incentives

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The proposal seeks to develop the sector and ensure growth in the micro enterprise sector next year.

José Enrique Núñez, president of the Honduran SME Association (Anmpih in Spanish), told Laprensa.hn that, "the proposal will incentivize the opening of the new market and generate an increase in companies' production, thereby creating jobs for many people".

Source: laprensahn.com

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