COVID-19 Impact on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Developing Asia

Event: SERD Policy Network Workshop: Measuring the Impact of COVID-19

COVID-19 Impact on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Developing Asia

09 November 2020

Author / Speaker:

Shigehiro Shinozaki, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

This presentation provides the results of a survey on the impact of COVID-19 to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in selected Asian countries. MSMEs continue to experience challenges in sustaining working capital requirements as well as in provisioning for loan and tax repayments. It then concludes with some insights on policy implications and measures for supporting small firms towards recovery.

Geographical Focus:

Regional - Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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