What a hell rj i recived ... I still need to practice guitar and study for ut ..... hell to you .....if i do i dont need to sleep

An action plan to help smooth the way for stronger business links between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia-Pacific has taken a key step forward.

Officials of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) grouping agreed to back initiatives tabled at the week-long Apec SME Ministerial Meeting, which ended on Friday.

Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower said the Apec SME working group had identified 11 economies to champion priority areas, set up projects and develop suitable key performance indicators.

'In this way, the progress of Apec's future work on SME development can be quantified, and progress measured. Since there are champions for each area, there will be leadership, empowerment and accountability for the work to be carried out,' said Mr Lee.

Singapore and China will champion the priority area of market access and internationalisation; Malaysia and Mexico: the business environment; Taiwan and Thailand: management capability; Korea, Peru and the United States: innovation; Indonesia and Japan: financing.

He also confirmed the Apec SME Ministerial Meeting will adopt five new proposals submitted over the last week to develop market research and market access capabilities. They comprise three proposals tabled by Singapore including Apec Business Fellowships, a study on export technical assistance models and a feasibility study for a market research and capability development centre. Proposals by Indonesia on trading houses and another for an SME crisis management centre proposed by Taiwan, will also be adopted.

Rj:
From Article 1 in the workbin, how do you think APEC can serve to provide opportunities and enhance growth of SMEs?

Recommend opportunities or future growth areas of which investors, in particular SMEs, can venture in Singapore. (500 words min)

My fmt :

What we don’t know ?

• Enhance Growth ?What type of growth ?
• How do you define growth
• What are smes facing that showed they are not growing?
• Who is Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)?
• What their role?
• What are the 11 economies to champion priority areas set up projects and develop suitable key performance indicators referring to ?

• New proposals submitted over the last week to develop market research and market access capabilities.
  o Apec Business Fellowships, a study on export technical assistance models
  o A feasibility study for a market research and capability development centre. Proposals on trading houses (How all this helps the smes?)
  o An SME crisis management centre proposed by Taiwan, will also be adopted.
• How are these proposes able to help SMEs ?

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