Mapping Innovation Support Programmes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development: Findings from Nepal

Dikshya Singh and Paras Kharel

Research Papers from South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment

Abstract: Challenges facing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have led to a proliferation of innovation support programmes in Nepal. This study examines the innovation support landscape in Nepal, describing existing policies and major innovation support programmes for MSMEs, presenting stakeholders' views on the same, examining the availability of credible empirical evidence on the effectiveness of these policies and programmes, and identifying whether and to what extent they take into account equit ,diversity and inclusion considerations. The study has a special focus on the support available to growthoriented startups and export promotion.

Keywords: innovation; entrepreneurship; market development; private sector; government policies; SMEs; support programs; stakeholder mapping; key informant interviews; and literature review. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78
Date: 2023-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-ent and nep-sbm
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