Asean Launches Directory Of Outstanding SMEs 2015

By Minggu Simon Lhasa BANGKOK (Thailand), Nov 26 (Bernama) -- An Asean publication entitled "Directory of Outstanding Asean Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 2015" was officially launched on the sidelines of the Public Private Dialogue for the Post-2015 Asean Strategic Action Plan for SME Development (2016-2025) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The directory updates the series of publications on outstanding and innovative SMEs in Asean and complements the recently published SME Guidebook Towards the AEC 2015, according to the Asean Secretariat. Listing over 800 SMEs in Asean member states, the directory is categorised into 12 priority integration sectors, namely agro-based/processed food, automotive, transportation, logistics services, electrical and electronic equipment, e-Asean/information and communications technology, fisheries, healthcare, rubber-based, textile/apparel, tourism and wood-based products, among others. Heng Sokkung, Secretary of the State Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, the Government of Cambodia, introduced the directory to 120 participants from SME policymakers, private sector, business associations, central banks and relevant agencies. In his remarks, Heng commended the concerted efforts of the Asean SME Agencies Working Group, in collaboration with the Asean Secretariat, for contributing valuable inputs to the list of outstanding SMEs in all Asean member states. --BERNAMA