Microlender Grameen America steps in to assist struggling small firms
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19 May 2020 - 17:37
New York — Right in the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic, Maria Lugo has managed to keep her small business afloat. From her sick bed.
Lugo owns an auto repair shop in central Queens, one of the hardest-hit areas of New York City, which itself leads the US in Covid-19 infections. She spent two days in the hospital after contracting the virus. Both her children and her husband also fell ill. Two other family members died from the disease...
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