Indonesia’s Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is aiming to help 24 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) enter the digital ecosystem by the end of this year.
Indonesia’s government is supporting the building of an ecosystem that helps enhance the competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has said.
Unemployment in Thailand is likely to soar this year because of the severe impact being felt by the third wave of COVID-19, warned the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).
The Indonesian government has prepared a credit package worth up to 4.2 trillion rupiah (about 285 million USD) to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to resume production amid the complicated developments of COVID-19, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.
The Indonesian Government on May 11 released a regulation on an economic recovery programme worth 318 trillion Rp (21.28 billion USD) which focuses on capital injections for State-owned enterprises and loan subsidies for small businesses, among others.
Vietnam has plenty of experience in developing micro, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) which Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries could learn from, said South African Ambassador to Vietnam Phi Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro at a workshop in Hanoi on August 17.
The Mekong Delta has consistently recorded the highest average provincial competitiveness index (PCI) among six regions nationwide since 2014, said the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).
More efforts should be made to boost administrative reform in the banking system to further facilitate access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises.
China’s President Xi Jinping stressed the need to continue working together for a bright future for the Asia-Pacific in his keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit in the central city of Da Nang on November 10.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh introduced the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 hosted by Vietnam at the fifth annual Asian Architecture Conference recently held in the US.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has introduced a new business-to-business platform to enable cross-border trade among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the region.
“Vietnam has moved well beyond the devastation of the war years and is a ready and willing partner for Canada”, wrote Stewart Beck, President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
MSMEs hold important role for the economic development of Vietnam, said participants to meetings of the ongoing 24th Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting (SMEMM) held in HCM City.
A workshop on enabling access to the digital economy of micro, small and medium sized enterprises was held in HCM City on Sept 12, as part of the 24th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting.
A financial forum was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11 to seek to enhance access to supply chain finance for micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs).