News
19 August 2020

SMEs facing late payments amid COVID-19 crisis, says BFS

Region:
Europe

The majority (55%) of UK SMEs are being paid later as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in a trend which is threatening the economic recovery, according to Bibby Financial Services.More than a third (36%) of SMEs have seen payment times increase by more than three weeks, while 28% have seen an...

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