How SMEs can have greater access to capital markets

This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on March 11, 2024 – March 17, 2024

Last month, the Institute for Capital Market Research (ICMR) hosted an excellent launch of its new report, Market-based Financing for SMEs in Malaysia. As Asian Development Bank economist Shigehiro Shinozaki reported, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for 96.6% of the number of…