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2.2.2. Cases from Some Member States
Chapter 3: ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Trade Liberalization
3.3. Does Liberalization in Trade Matter for Local MSMEs? A Theoretical Discussion
3.4. Export Performance of MSMEs
3.5. Utilization Rate of ASEAN-Led Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
3.5.1. Brief Overview of ASEAN-led FTAs and ASEAN MSMEs
3.5.2. The Utilisation of FTAs by MSMEs: Lessons Learned from Other Regions
3.5.3. FTA Utilisation by the Region’s Private Sectors, Particularly the MSMEs
3.5.4. Existing Initiatives of ASEAN and the Member States to Promote MSMEs Development and Take Advantage of ASEAN-led FTAs
Chapter 4: ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Investment Liberalization
4.1. ASEAN Investment Agreements and Development
4.2. Two Main Channels of Impacts: A Theoretical Discussion
4.3. Investment Liberalization Regime: The Case of Indonesia
4.3.1. Country Level Development
4.3.3. Effects of the 2008-09 Global Economic Crisis
4.4. Do Local MSMEs Get Benefit from FDI?
4.5. Case Studies in Indonesia
4.5.1. Tegal Metalworking Industry
4.5.2. ASTRA Automotive Subcontractors
Chapter 5: Access to Trade Facilitation
5.1. Trade Facilitation: Concept, Definition and Measurements
5.2. The Importance of Having Access to Trade Facilitation
5.2.2. Evidence from ASEAN
5.2.3. Case Studies: Indonesia
5.3. The ASEAN Economic Blueprint for Trade Facilitation
Chapter 6: Integration into E-Trade
6.2. The Use of E-trade in International Trade by MSMEs
6.2.1. Evidence from Various Studies
6.2.2. Seeking Indicator s to Measure the Use of E-trade
6.3. Main Barriers Facing MSMEs in Using E-trade System
6.3.1. Internal Constraints
Lack of Internal Adjustment Capability
Lacks of Capital, Skills, Awareness and Motivation
6.3.2. External Constraints
6.4. Expected Benefits of E-Trade for MSMEs: Does It Actually Increase Their Exports?
6.5. Comparative Experiences in Using ICT by MSME in Selected Asian Economies
6.5.1. The Republic of Korea
6.6. The Need for "Affirmative Action" for MIEs
6.7. Explaining Relative Success of E-Trade for MSMEs
6.8. The ASEAN Blue Print for E-Commerce
Chapter 7: The Use of B2B Providers in International Trade
7.1. Business Matchmaking
7.1.1. Definition and Concept
7.2. Overview on Existing Business Matchmaking Services Providers in ASEAN
7.3. Types of MSMEs Which Are Interested in Finding Foreign Business Partners
7.4. Main Ways Used by ASEAN MSMEs to Find Business Partners
7.5. ASEAN Strategy Action Plan
7.6. Building a Single Virtual Gateway for ASEAN MSMEs
7.6.1. Two Alternative Models
Model 1: ASEAN MSME Centre
Model 2: ASEAN Industry Centre
7.6.2. Work plan to set up the mechanism
Setting up the ASEAN MSME Portal
Setting up the ASEAN Sectoral/Industry Portal
Annex 1: Overview on Business Matchmaking Service Providers in ASEAN Member States
Annex 2: Overview on Relevant B2B Web Sites for ASEAN MSMEs