“A bankruptcy every 20 minutes” What’s really behind the shocking new figures
Why is it hitting the middle class particularly hard? Micro-enterprises with up to ten employees account for the largest share of insolvencies. In this segment, around 19,500 companies filed for insolvency, representing 81.6 percent of all cases. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer financial reserves to weather prolonged periods of hardship. The combination of…

