How fintech can help South-East Asia's MSMEs recover from COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020

A woman wearing a mask looks at her mobile phone amid social distancing measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Myeongdong shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC2OXG90N3B6

Micro, small and medium enterprises are big employers in the region. How has COVID-19 affected their operations and growth? Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Moises Benedict Carandang

Vice-President, First Circle Growth Finance

Lee-Anne Tobias

Senior Communications Associate, First Circle

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