Key Initiatives
Action Plans and Work Programmes
- MSME Definitions in ASEAN
- ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development 2016-2025
- ASEAN Work Programme on Starting a Business
- Mid-Term Review of the ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development 2016-2025
- SAP SMED 2025: 2020 KPI Monitoring Report
- Implementation Roadmap to Establish Regionally Comparable and Recognised Unique Business Identification Numbers (UBIN) in ASEAN
- Plan of Action for the Promotion of Inclusive Business in ASEAN (2023-2027)
Statements and Press Release
Statements and Declaration
MSME Day Commemorations
Projects and Activities
- Launch – Digital Readiness Assessment Tool for MSMEs: Instagram, Facebook, X / Twitter, LinkedIn
- Launch – ASEAN Plus Three Startup Web Portal: Facebook, X / Twitter, LinkedIn
- ASEAN advances MSME engagement in circular economy
- Launch – ASEAN Access LEARN: ASEAN launches new initiative to boost cross-border trade for MSMEs
- Launch – ASEAN Access MATCH: ASEAN’s flagship SME information and business matching portal
- Fourth IB Summit: ASEAN focuses to build back better with inclusive business
- ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand to enhance the role of MSME in prepared food trade
- ASEAN publishes MSMEs digitalisation success stories
- ASPI 2018: New report says Southeast Asia makes headway in SME development
- ASEAN MSMEs Go Global: 50 Inspiring MSME Stories
- ASEAN, Korea strengthen public private sectoral cooperation for MSME development
- ASEAN to enhance economic opportunities for women
- ASEAN to develop MSME as backbone of economy
- ASEAN to support small enterprises through equity crowd funding
- ASEAN women entrepreneurs to harness technology and innovation for growth
- FJCCIA Dialogue: ASEAN’s economic integration commands strong interest among Japanese investors
- ASEAN SME Academy Training of Trainers: ASEAN promotes business opportunities for entrepreneurs
- ASEAN SME Academy: ASEAN makes courses and business information easy to be accessed by SME
- ASEAN Launches Directory of Outstanding SMEs 2015
Frameworks, Guidelines and Toolkits
- Enhancing the Resilience of MSMEs to Crises and Disasters: Regional Guidelines for ASEAN Governments
- Policy Guidelines for Strengthening Gender Equality in Agriculture Entrepreneurship in ASEAN Countries
- Policymakers Toolkit Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in National Micro Small and Medium Enterprise Policies and Action Plans
- Policy Guideline on Digitalisation of ASEAN Micro Enterprises
- Facilitating the Green Transition for ASEAN SMEs – A toolkit for policymakers
- ASEAN Guidelines on Fostering a Vibrant Ecosystem for Startups Across Southeast Asia
- ASEAN Institutional Framework on Access to Finance for MSME
- ASEAN Regional Principles for Good Business Registration Practices
- Common Curriculum for Entrepreneurship in ASEAN
- ASEAN Inclusive Business Framework
- Model Framework for an Inclusive Business Accreditation System in ASEAN
- Guidelines for the Promotion of Inclusive Business in ASEAN: Regional
Reports and Publications
- ASEAN SME Policy Index (ASPI) 2018: Report, Brochure
- ASEAN SME Policy Index (ASPI) 2024: Report, Brochure
- Developing an ASEAN Benchmark for SME Credit Rating Methodology
- Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in ASEAN Towards increasing women’s participation in economic activity
- Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship in Agriculture in ASEAN Countries
- Enterprise Policy Responses to COVID-19 in ASEAN
- ASEAN SMEs’ Integration in GVCs: Opportunities and Challenges in Response to Covid-19
- Strengthening Evidence-based MSME Policymaking in ASEAN: Building up more robust, timely, comparable and accessible business statistics
- Alternative Financing Instruments for ASEAN SMEs
- Formalisation of Micro Enterprises in ASEAN
- Facilitating Equity Crowdfunding in the ASEAN Region
- Improvement Rural Living Condition Through One Village One Product (OVOP) Movement
- Study on MSMEs Participation in the Digital Economy in ASEAN
- Digitalisation of MSMEs in ASEAN and Russia – Trends and Opportunities
- Strengthening of Business SMES and Technology Business Incubators
- Advancing Enabling Policy Environments for Inclusive Business in ASEAN
- Outcome Report of ASEAN Inclusive Business Forum
- MSME Success Stories
- Case Studies to Develop ASEAN Benchmarks and Baselines for SMEs within ASEAN in Three Identified ASEAN Priority Sectors
- Directory of Outstanding ASEAN SMEs 2011
- Directory of Innovative SMEs in ASEAN 2012
- Directory of Outstanding ASEAN SMEs 2015
- Future of ASEAN 50 Success Stories of Digitalisation of ASEAN MSMEs
- Future of ASEAN 50 Success Stories of Internationalization of ASEAN MSMEs
- ASEAN Inclusive Business Awards: Catalogue of the Awardees 2020-2023
- Go Digital ASEAN Impact Report
- Go Digital ASEAN 2 Impact Report
