Standardise Asean business environment

Panel members agreed SMEs are an important engine of growth for Asean and urged regional governments to establish and standardise the best practices to create an enabling environment.

Thought leaders call for integration of standards and rules to help the region’s SMEs flourish, writes NEVASH NAIR.

Asean countries must nurture SMEs and create an integrated and standardised business environment in order to advance the region’s competitiveness globally, leaders in politics and business urged in a forum at the 2015 Asean SME Showcase and Conference.