MSMEs


Paving the Way for the Next-Generation Digital Startups
Talent, education, funding, connectedness, legal environment, and infrastructure are vital enablers for a thriving ecosystem for next-generation digital startups.

Tags: Private sector development, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, MSMEs

Indonesia's Women Impact Entrepreneurs: Her Barriers Are More Systemic Than You Think
Women entrepreneurs face a range of constraints in growing their businesses, including limited access to capital, advice, and training opportunities, as well as support networks for business-related resources.

Tags: Gender and development, Private sector development, Indonesia, MSMEs

MSMEs Critical for a Greener Future in Southeast Asia
MSMEs are the first and last mile of the economy. As such, more concerted support for MSMEs to chart a greener way forward is needed, from governments, platform companies, and new digital solutions providers.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Private sector development, MSMEs, Information and communications technology, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

Redefining Business As Usual: Exploring the Future of MSMEs in Indonesia through Strategic Foresight
Strategic foresight can help policymakers grasp a more holistic understanding of an issue, such as illustrating how technological, economic, social, environmental, and political drivers (and their interlinkages) might influence the future.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Private sector development, MSMEs, Indonesia

Inclusive Growth and Responsible Innovation for Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia needs to leverage the promise of digital technologies for sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth. 

Tags: Information and communications technology, Private sector development, MSMEs, ASEAN, Indonesia

Mastercard and Grab Launch 'Small Business, Big Dreams' Program to Boost Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia
The initiative aims to digitally upskill gig economy workers and small businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Viet Nam, ASEAN, MSMEs, SMEs, Private sector development, Trade and industry

Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2021: Volume II—How Asia’s Small Businesses Survived a Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Evidence
This report examines the experiences of Asia’s MSMEs during the first year of the pandemic and discusses post-pandemic policy actions for MSME development.

Tags: MSMEs, COVID-19, Private sector development, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand

4 Mistakes MSMEs Made during COVID-19
A study of Southeast Asian businesses shows what not to do during a crisis.

Tags: COVID-19, Private sector development, Information and communications technology, SMEs, MSMEs, Indonesia, Philippines, Lao PDR, Thailand

Promoting Business Friendly Local Economies to Boost Pandemic Recovery in Southeast Asia
Understanding how local business environments affect the viability of firms is key to unlocking policy interventions that support post-pandemic recovery.

Tags: Private sector development, MSMEs, SMEs, COVID-19

Digital Technology Adoption and Indonesia’s MSMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper discusses Indonesia’s MSMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation they pursue.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Private sector development, COVID-19, MSMEs, SMEs

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