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Strengthening SMEs Capabilities for Global Competitiveness

by K.C.Chakrabarty, (Address by Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the Interactive Session organized by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 8, 2012 at Mumbai) The current economic situation, with political and economic integration and technological breakthroughs, warrants the need to make our Small and Medium Enterprises [...]

Small is still Beautiful and Competitive – Reflections on the Growth ofMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India

by Anand Sinha (Address by Shri Anand Sinha, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the National Conference on Enhancing Competitiveness with MSME linkages, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata, July 12, 2012 ) Several initiatives were taken over the years, by the Government of India and the Reserve Bank to [...]

VARIETY OF SEARCH AND INNOVATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF US MANUFACTURING AND KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES SECTORS

by Andy Cosh and Joanne Zhang Centre for Business research, Cambridge University WP No. 431, March 2012 Whilst the variety of search activities promotes innovation, there is a central tension between a firm’s potential benefits from wide and diverse search activities and its ability to reap these potential benefits. In this paper, we argue that [...]

Engaging Small and Medium Enterprises in Production Networks: Firm-level Analysis of Five ASEAN Economies

by Ganeshan Wignaraja ADBI Working Paper No.361, June 2012 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are under scrutiny for their engagement in production networks following recent emphasis on increasing intra-regional trade, rebalancing, and inclusive growth in Asia. Using a data set covering 5,900 firms in five ASEAN economies at [...]

SMEs in Services Trade – A GATS Perspective

by Rudolf Adlung and Marta Soprana WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD-2012-09, April 2012 Issues related to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) supplying services have been raised at earlier stages of the Doha Round in various negotiating contexts and, more recently, at meetings of the Council for Trade in Services. It is difficult, however, to find [...]

Financing of firms in developing countries : lessons from research

by Meghana Ayyagari; Asli Demirgruc-Kunt and Vogislav Maksimovic WB policy Research Paper No.6036, April 2012 This paper reviews and synthesizes theoretical and empirical research on the role of finance in developing countries. First, the paper presents the stylized facts about firms in developing nations as well as the legal, financial and broader institutional framework in [...]

Empowering the Growth of Emerging Enterprises

by K C Chakrabarty (Keynote Address by Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the Economic Times Thought Leadership Conclave on April 12, 2012 at Mumbai). SMEs are universally acknowledged as major contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and even larger contributors to exports and employment. SMEs play a critical role [...]

Empowering MSMEs for Financial Inclusion and Growth- Role of Banks and Industry Associations

By K.C. Chakrabarty (Address by Dr. K. C. Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the ‘SME Banking Conclave 2012’ organized by SME Chamber of India on February 4, 2012 at Mumbai) As per available statistics (4th Census of MSME Sector), this sector employs an estimated 59.7 million persons spread over 26.1 million enterprises. [...]

BEST PRACTICES IN INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT:CASE STUDIES IN FDI

United Nations, 2011 This Report assesses both public and private sector factors, including the manner in which they interrelate. Within the context of host country conditions to attract FDI, government objectives, policies and programmes constitute the main public sector elements. International or regional factors as well as actions by the FDI home-country or third countries [...]

SME CLUSTERS IN INDIA: Identifying Areas of Intervention for Inclusive Growth

By Prof. S.R. Hashim Planning Commision Project Report- April 2010 This report is an outcome of a primary survey based research project sponsored by the Planning Commission, Government of India. URL: http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/ser_sme1910.pdf Courtesy: Planningcommission

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