THE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE FACE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the small and medium business sector around the world. Restrictions and limitations on mobility, closure or restriction of economic activities in many units, have led to economic deadlock and severe declines in incomes of many segments of the population. Restricted demand has led SMEs to reach the brink of survival. In Romania, the effects of the crisis began to appear in March 2020. The SME sector is one of the most affected by this pandemic. The study aims to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the Romanian SME sector, trying to formulate post-crisis recovery solutions.
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