SME Promotion Policies in the Middle East and their Implications for Korea –Middle East Cooperation
Lee, Kwonhyung; Son, Sunghyun; Jang, Yunhee; Ryou, Kwangho | August 2019
Abstract
The aim of this research is to suggest policy proposals to enhance bilateral cooperation for SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) between Korea and the Middle East. Towards this goal, Chapter 2 examines the significance of SMEs in the Middle Eastern economy and their characteristics with comparison of business environment by country in the region. Chapter 3 explains SME promotion policies conducted in the region on the basis of case studies of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Tunisia. Chapter 4 analyzes major difficulties that Korean SMEs have in the region using the results of a survey conducted in 2018. Chapter 5 draws some policy proposals for SME cooperation between Korea and the Middle East based on case studies and survey results.
Citation
Lee, Kwonhyung; Son, Sunghyun; Jang, Yunhee; Ryou, Kwangho. 2019. SME Promotion Policies in the Middle East and their Implications for Korea –Middle East Cooperation. © Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10904.ISSN
2233-9140
Keywords
Urban Development Finance
Trade Finance
Small Business Finance
Rural Finance
Roundtable on International Trade and Finance
Regional Development Finance
Public Service Finance
Public Finance
Project Finance
Private Finance
Nonbank Financing
Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Municipal Finance
Local Government Finance
Local Currency Financing
Limited Resource Financing
International Financial Institutions
Infrastructure Financing
Industrial Finance
Government Financial Institutions
Government Finance
Financing of Infrastructure
Financial Sector Development
Financial Regulation
Small Business Finance
Taxation
Public Accounting
National Budget
Municipal Bonds
Local Government
Local Taxes
International Monetary Relations
International Financial Market
International Banking
Central Banks
Business Financing
Capital Resources
Budgetary Policy
Capital Needs
Corporate Divestiture
Capital Instruments
Pension Funds
Insurance Companies
Banks
Portfolio Management
Fiscal Administration
Economics of Education
Development Banks
Bonds
Small business
Medium business
Small to medium sized enterprises
SMEs
Use tax
Taxing power
State of taxation
Tax-sales
Tax revenue estimating
Tax planning
Spendings tax
Special assessments
Tax administration and procedure
Sales tax
Real property and taxation
Progressive taxation
Effect of taxation on land use
Effect of taxation on labor supply
Intergovernmental tax relations
Inheritance and transfer tax
Energy tax
Small business
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