Disasters are bad for business specifically for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). These catastrophic events can … compromise capital, logistics, product market, and labor, which compromise business continuity and recovery. Physical damage and … disruptions in supply and labor can cause temporary business closure while structural repairs to buildings and recovery or …

Philippine Institute for Development Studies collaborated to undertake a similar study in a rural area. The survey was conducted …In an effort to complement the 2008 disability survey conducted in Metro Manila, the University of Tokyo and the … in Rosario, Batangas in 2010, where 106 PWDs from 31 barangays were interviewed.Some of the major findings of the survey …

the same time appears clear. The objective of this paper is to explore the views of different groups of the business … of a perception survey have been explained through qualitative interviews with Zimbabwean experts. The paper concludes …

the same time appears clear. The objective of this paper is to explore the views of different groups of the business … of a perception survey have been explained through qualitative interviews with Zimbabwean experts. The paper concludes …

small country with a climate restriction, and a limited number of firms supplying carbon abatement technology. The …

New Zealand is a small open economy that is remote from all major markets. The smallness and remoteness of New Zealand … by competition law. The isolation and small size of the economy mean that typically all but exporting firms are small as … judged on a world scale, and that domestic markets are small and generally highly concentrated. This paper reviews the …

to analyze a survey of 297 new s small enterprises in Romania containing detailed information from the startup date … agencies. A wide variety of alternative measures of the business environment (contract enforcement, property rights, and …

This paper describes the common financing challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in …

poor households and extensions of subsidized loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). …

Since the first quarter of 2020, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries have faced … answer these questions using new survey data from eight developing Asian countries around the middle and toward the end of …