Keynote on Synergies for MSME Success: Technology, Finance, and Policy

In this keynote, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Ambassador (Climate Action), Singapore & Former Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore highlights the urgent challenges facing MSMEs as they navigate a “double squeeze” of rising costs and rapid business model disruption. Against a backdrop of slowing global growth and persistent inflation, he calls for a structural shift built on the alignment of technology, finance, and policy. Drawing on examples from Africa, Asia, and beyond, he outlines how governments, financiers, and innovators can help MSMEs not only survive but bounce forward.