JAKARTA, June 27 -- In commemorating the International MSME Day, the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a Policy Insight on boosting MSME resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASEAN Member States (AMS) have made laudable efforts to strengthen the resilience of their enterprises in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The report aims to track and analyse measures taken by AMS to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 on businesses, particularly MSMEs. It also proposes some possible ways forward, drawing upon lessons learnt and success stories collected from OECD and partner countries.

The report highlights the various m...