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What can governments in Asia do to help SMEs succeed in export markets? Jul 18, 2017

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The SME Competitiveness Outlook [http://www.intracen.org/SMEOutlook/SMECO2016/] of the International Trade Center helps governments understand the challenges that SMEs face in their quest to either penetrate the export market or expand export shipments. The report contains regional snapshots, which allow governments—as well as managers at SMEs—to zoom in on a specific group of products and markets that are lucrative for SMEs. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tPyk7j Watch the full presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvOw9efepRE&feature=youtu.be Read ADBI publications on SMEs http://bit.ly/2vfKTqm

Education, jobs, SMES needed to spread wealth. Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan governor Jul 06, 2017

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Despite remarkable growth in per capita GDP over the past 50 years, poverty remains widespread in Asia, says Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Central Bank of Japan and former president of the Asian Development Bank. More must be done to promote growth that benefits everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status or gender, he says. The poor need education and jobs, governments must help small businesses flourish, the poor must learn how to save and how to borrow money through financial institutions rather than moneylenders, and so financial institutions need to improve financial literacy among the poor and be more open to lending against uncertain risk. Mr. Kuroda made these remarks in May at the Global Think Tank Summit in Yokahama, organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tiE4WG Read the whole speech: Toward Inclusive Growth http://www.boj.or.jp/en/announcements/press/koen_2017/ko170502a.htm/ Listen to and watch the whole speech https://youtu.be/PE2J5nlzaQo Know more about the Global Think Tank Summit 2017 https://www.adb.org/news/events/global-think-tank-summit-2017

SMEs need financial education; post offices can go where banks can’t. Naoyuki Yoshino, ADBI dean Jul 06, 2017

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Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, told VTC10–NETVIET in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, that small business owners need education to be able to access finance. He also said that even if people in many developing countries such as Viet Nam and Indonesia have money and want to save, there is nowhere they can safely put their money. Changing technology, he said, may hold the solution, and post offices could serve better the needs of remote populations. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2srCyP5 Watch the whole interview on VTC10–NETVIET http://www.vtc.gov.vn/chitiet/4818-viet-nam-goc-nhin-cua-ban-14-04-2017.html Know more about Naoyuki Yoshino: https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/dean

Negative interest rates to remain important. Narayana Kocherlakota, former Minneapolis Fed CEO Jul 06, 2017

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Negative interest rates will likely remain important, says the University of Rochester’s Professor Narayana Kocherlakota, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. But the trick will be to harness low rates to boost consumer expectations and spending. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tNP5zZ Watch and listen to the full presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnJS37KbGE&feature=youtu.be&t=2420 Read other ADBI resources ADBI Annual Conference 2016: The Implications of Ultra-Low and Negative Interest Rates for Asia https://www.adb.org/news/events/adbi-annual-conference-2016-implications-ultra-low-and-negative-interest-rates-asia Monetary policy spillovers in emerging Asia By Ansgar Belke, Irina Dubova and Ulrich Volz https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2017/05/monetary-policy-spillovers-in-emerging-asia/ Ultra-low interest rates and wandering overinvestment cycles in East Asia By Gunther Schnabl https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2017/03/ultra-low-interest-rates-and-wandering-overinvestment-cycles-in-east-asia/

Global micro insurance can help reduce poverty Jul 06, 2017

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Micro insurance could potentially reach 3 billion people and earn the industry up to $30 billion from insurance premiums. But only about 5% of the total market in Asia, Africa, and Latin America is covered, and only about 20% of micro insurance is being distributed by microfinance institutions globally. Micro insurance must expand globally to meet the needs of the poor. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2sIvAJV Read the full policy brief https://www.adb.org/publications/financial-inclusion-digital-age Authors Shawn Hunter David Dole https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/staff-profiles/david-dole Valdimir dela Cruz https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/staff-profiles/valdimir-de-la-cruz

Training, info, women’s involvement can bolster fragile states. Patrick Safran, ex- ADB official Jul 06, 2017

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Fragility and conflict are interlinked, particularly in states, as conflict is usually the result of fragility reaching a climax, says Patrick Safran, a senior official of the Asian Development Bank when he spoke at ADBI. Training is a key tool to strengthen fragile and conflict-affected states, he says, and women play a particularly important role in helping improve the conditions in these countries. Central and local governments, as well as the civil society organizations, he stresses, must also be involved, and communication campaigns are crucial for stimulating community participation and sense of ownership. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tT0Equ To watch the whole presentation, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHH0AtldTE&t=636s

SMEs need help with rules and entering export markets. Arancha Gonzales, ITC executive director Jul 06, 2017

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Standards and regulations for export companies are multiplying, and for a small company the challenge of complying can be daunting. To counter that, the International Trade Center—or ITC—focuses on guiding export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs to export markets. Read the transcript http://bit.ly/2tj6oIG Watch the whole presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvOw9efepRE&t=271s

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