Recent Publications and Resources

Supporting SMB Growth: Unlocking Opportunities through E-commerce

Supporting SMB Growth: Unlocking Opportunities through E-commerce

UPS and Nathan Associates present a new report on how small and medium businesses can leverage e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 crisis has created unprecedented challenges and uncertainty for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). With the rapid shift ...
Consultation Paper on Resolving Corporate Insolvency in APEC Economies in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Consultation Paper on Resolving Corporate Insolvency in APEC Economies in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

An efficient and predictable insolvency framework is essential to safeguard economic resilience of APEC economies. Good insolvency regimes ensure that businesses have the resources to prioritize and continue day-to-day operations when facing financial instability, therefore reducing failure rates among small ...
Liquidity Toolkit: A Selection of Tools for USAID's Use in Promoting Liquidity

Liquidity Toolkit: A Selection of Tools for USAID’s Use in Promoting Liquidity

Liquidity—the ability for financial institutions, businesses, and individuals to access money—is a key indicator of a healthy financial system that supports economic growth. In times of crisis (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), a lack of liquidity threatens the entire economy ...
Women-Owned Businesses in Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Diagnostic Toolkit

Women-Owned Businesses in Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Diagnostic Toolkit

The growth of micro, small, and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially women-owned enterprises, is critical to the growth of all economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region. E-commerce, which covers both physical goods ordered online and digital goods and ...
A Roadmap to Post COVID-19 Recovery for Nepal's Agri and Tourism Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

A Roadmap to Post COVID-19 Recovery for Nepal’s Agri and Tourism Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nepal are crucial to the country’s economic growth; creating 2.36 million jobs and contributing to 22% of the country’s GDP. SMEs operating in the agricultural and tourism sectors are acutely suffering from the economic ...
How Digitalization Can Address ASEAN’s Power Sector Challenges

How Digitalization Can Address ASEAN’s Power Sector Challenges

Digital technologies are transforming industries around the world, including the energy sector. Many experts and organizations including the International Energy Agency (IEA) believe that digitalization could mark a new era for energy, revolutionizing how energy systems are designed and operated ...