ASEAN is mulling the idea of a Pan-Asean crowd funding and digital platform for micro and, small and medium enterprise (SME)'s financing needs, with the aim of more inclusive growth, says Securities Commission Chairman Ranjit Ajit Singh.
"We are looking at many solutions. For instance, we are looking at the less developed countries (Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar) in ASEAN for which micro and SME financing is very important. So, (we are looking at) how we can use digital platforms today.
"A pan-ASEAN crowd-funding, peer to peer framework. How do we use those digital platforms to provide solutions for more inclusive participation and financing for the SMEs," he asked.
Many people acknowledged that ASEAN has a very high savings rates which can be mobilised towards crafted ASEAN solutions for domestic issues, Ranjit said after an interactive session entitled: "Realising ASEAN Capital Markets 2026 at the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2016 here today.
On further deepening the ASEAN capital market and standardisation of regulations, he said there was a strong commitment towards to it, as well as, hasten the integration.
There are also plans to create more opportunities for trading and a list of top companies on every single exchange that allowed investors to see more clearly what ASEAN companies they can invest in.
"These are aspects of ASEAN integration that are being discussed and are being reinforced here which we will take up at the ASEAN Capital Market Forum (ACMF)," he said.
On harmonisation of standards, he said ASEAN consisted of 10 member countries with diverse capital market but not all were fully developed capital markets.
"For instance, Malaysia has one of the highest benchmark against global standards among ASEAN countries. Singapore and Thailand as well.
"The others are coming up, Indonesia and the Philippines are being signatories of international standards. Some of the other countries are taking steps to come in. So, you cannot harmonise all 10 simultaneously," he added.
Bernama
Thu Jun 02 2016
RANJIT: ASEAN consisted of 10 member countries with diverse capital market but not all were fully developed capital markets. - BERNAMA pic
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