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Medium Enterprises
(SIVIEs) in Sri Lanka:
Key Issues and
Remedies
The creation of a business-friendly
environment
1.
that
maximizes
the
in
the
economy.
in
achieving
the
socio -
and
level
Medium
achieving
economic
through
the
SME
level
economic
achieving
goals
responsibility
government
other
for
hand
is
the
of
while
the
the
on
the
business
created
in
the
process.
The purpose of this article is to
assess the prevailing macro
SME
towards
for
environment
2.
Importance of SMEs in
economic development
The importance of Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises
(SMEs) for the major world
economies has long been
recognized. They are more
responsive to market demands
and are perceived as an
important means of job
creation. There are three
urgent issues in the role of
SMEs that need to be
addressed in middle income
countries like Sri Lanka.
First, dealing with high levels of
poverty
and
unemployment.
employment
been
modern
It
can
has
is
economy
generally
be
gained
and
accepted
from
distinctive importance
As seen from the above
explanation, the SMEs'
contributions
to growth, job creation and
social progress are highly
valued
strong
and
in
dynamic
the
of a
SME
sector.
Based
on
the
above,
it
is
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poverty,
as an essential element in a
successful
etc.
formula
for
unemployment,
qua
non
industrialization
therefore,
of
development
society.
Newly
in
of
and,
sustainable
a
modern
industrializing