Businesses purposely delaying supplier payments - study

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Companies admit to paying suppliers late to help manage cashflow

The majority of businesses have admitted to actively delaying paying their suppliers in the past 12 months, according to a new study. Mastercard surveyed 1,000 companies across the US, Europe an...

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