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SME

British

abbreviation

Suriname (international car registration)

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"So when you download software, when an SME uses the cloud, when a freelancer sells a design service abroad, there are no taxes at the border," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The European Digital SME Alliance, a trade group, said almost 80 percent of Europe’s digital tech is imported.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

As part of that shift, Laurentian Bank will sell its retail and small and medium-sized enterprise, or SME, banking businesses to the National Bank of Canada NA -0.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The industry body representing the asset finance sector, the Finance and Leasing Association, said its members "seek to put the customer first" and they "recognise that SME owners face a raft of daily pressures".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

"SME qualification is currently envisaged when capitalisation does not exceed 500 million euros: such a threshold would be increased to 1 billion euros," the draft showed.

From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2023

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