ASEAN Businesses Grapple with Regulatory Hurdles, Slow Integration
Entrepreneurs and large corporations across ASEAN, from micro-vendors to conglomerates, face regulatory hurdles and slow integration that impede business growth. In the Philippines, entrepreneurship advocates call for regulatory leniency for micro-businesses.
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