Trade and Investment Division

Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Policy Guidebook for SME Development
in Asia and the Pacific
(ST/ESCAP/2621)

CONTENTS		Page

	Foreword Acknowledgements Authors Explanatory notes Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary	iii iv v xiii xv 1
I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX.	Introduction Contributions, challenges and prospects of SMEs Business enabling environment Entrepreneurship development Financing a business Business development services Innovation and technology Market access Suggested policy framework for the development of SMEs References	5 13 37 65 87 119 131 153 181 195

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