Indian SMEs optimistic amid strong domestic demand, better financing access: Assocham

OVERALL optimism among the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India continues to hold steady due to positive factors like strong domestic demand and better financing access as monetary conditions ease, an Assocham report showed on Wednesday.

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The country's leading business chamber, along with Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decision-ing data and analytics, released its 'Small Business Confidence Index' for April-June 2025 quarter.

The findings from the Index, which tracks the optimism of small and medium enterprises in India, indicate a slight decline in small business sentiment, with the confidence index edging down by 1.8 per cent compared to the previous quarter, settling at 105.4.

This suggests a more cautious outlook among small business executives.

However, the index remains notably strong up 6 per cent year-over-year and well above the long-term average.