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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 …