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ERIA Discusses SMEs Digitalization at INSME General Assembly
09 October 2023
Berlin, 9-10 October, 2023: The issue of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and digitalisation was discussed during the 19th General Assembly of the International …

Empowering SMEs: Cornerstone for Urban Resilience
23 August 2023
Jakarta/Manila/Singapore, 23 August 2023: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Asian Development Bank Southeast Asia Development Solutions (ADB SEADS) and …

ERIA President Discusses SME Policy at OECD Ministerial Meeting
28 June 2023
Paris, 27-28 June 2023: ERIA President Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, along with ERIA President designate Tetsuya Watanabe, participated in the Ministerial Conference of the OECD Committee …

Public, Private, and People Partnerships are Critical for the Success of Innovation Eco-Systems: the ERIA E-S-I #5
22 June 2021
Jakarta, 22 June 2021: Multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations are critical for the development of innovation eco-systems. A growing body of research shows how collaborations across …

Deep Tech and the Future Economy: 3rd ESI Webinar
29 April 2021
Jakarta, 29 April 2021: The third episode of ERIA’s Entrepreneurship, Start-Up, and Innovation (E-S-I) webinar series with the theme ‘Deep Tech and the Future Economy’ …

ERIA participates in the ADB South East Asia Development Symposium
18 March 2021
Manila, 18 March 2021: ERIA participated in a panel discussion of the South East Asia Development Symposium – Innovation through Collaboration – Planning for …

ERIA Participates in the Second OECD Digital 4 SME Roundtable
04 February 2021
Paris, 3-4 February 2021: ERIA participated in the second D4SME (Digital for SMEs) Roundtable, the flagship event of the OECD Digital 4 SME Initiative, led …

ERIA Webinar Series on ASEAN MSMEs in a COVID-19 World Concludes
03 December 2020
Jakarta, 3 December 2020: ERIA hosted the 10th and final episode of the MSMEs Talks with a discussion on ‘Innovation eco-systems and the role …

ERIA Holds Webinar on Agility and Resilience of Micro-Businesses Amidst and After the Pandemic
22 October 2020
Jakarta, 22 October 2020: ERIA hosted the MSMEs Talk #7 ‘Agility and Resilience of Micro-Businesses - Now and Post-Pandemic’. The webinar was organised under ERIA’s …

ERIA Hosts the MSMEs Talk #6 - Upskilling to Succeed- ASEAN MSMEs in the Digital Economy
08 October 2020
Jakarta, 8 October 2020: ERIA hosted the MSMEs Talk #6 ‘Upskilling to Succeed- ASEAN MSMEs in the Digital Economy’. The webinar kicked off the second …

ERIA Hosts Webinar on Overcoming GVC Disruptions for MSMEs
30 July 2020
Jakarta, 30 July 2020: The ERIA MSMEs Webinar Talk #3 ‘Overcoming GVC Disruptions – Thinking Out of the Box’, was held on 30 July 2020. …

Riding on the E-commerce Bandwagon: 2nd ERIA MSME Series Talk
09 July 2020
Jakarta, 9 July 2020: The ERIA MSMEs Webinar Talk #2 ‘Riding on The E-Commerce Bandwagon: Now or Never? – Perspectives from ASEAN MSMEs’, was held …

ERIA Holds Webinar on ASEAN MSMEs in a COVID-19 World
18 June 2020
Jakarta 18 June 2020: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) has launched a new series of webinars to discuss how ASEAN …
Closing the poverty gap with P2P financing
07 July 2019
Note: This article was originally published in The ASEAN Post on 7 July 2019. ERIA’s research finding on MSME was featured. Businesses are increasingly turning …
ASEAN promotes sustainable infrastructure connectivity
27 March 2019
Note: This article was originally published in Vietnam Plus on 15 March 2019. ERIA’s research activity was featured. The first 2019 meeting of …
Malaysia boasts having the best SME institutional framework in ASEAN
12 February 2019
Note: This article was originally published in Ministry of Entrepreneurs Development (MED) of Malaysia 'website on 12 February 2019. ERIA, in regards to its collaboration …
MSME digitalization can drive inclusive growth
28 November 2018
Note: This article was originally published in Sun Star on 28 November 2018. ERIA’s executive summary, Study on MSME Participation in the Digital Economy in …

ASEAN SME Policy Index 2018 Launched in Singapore
03 September 2018
Singapore, 1 September 2018: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the ASEAN …

SMEs’ access to credit: Better, but not enough
01 May 2018
Note: This article was originally published in Viet Nam News on 1 May 2018. ERIA’s research finding was featured. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have …

Governments in ASEAN Should Invest in SMEs' Internal Capacity
01 September 2017
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of key South East Asian economies, accounting for the majority of total employment and an integral source …