Public spending can support growth of women-owned businesses

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Weekly Digest   Issue #14         Public spending can support growth of women-owned businesses   Female entrepreneurs the world over are systematically excluded from economic participation, and face myriad barriers to doing business. Governments can do much more to help, says Professor Linda Scott.   READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

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