Weak investment climate stifles job growth for small businesses worldwide.
The article looks at how different factors like access to money, rules for businesses, corruption, and infrastructure affect job growth in companies. They studied 70,000 businesses in 107 countries. Small companies struggle more with getting loans and dealing with corruption, while big companies spend more time on paperwork. Bad business conditions make it harder for small companies to grow. Corruption and poor infrastructure hurt medium and large companies. To help small companies grow, changes are needed in the business environment.