Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in t...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989581537265261393/Saving-Entrepreneurs-Saving-Enterprises-Proposals-on-the-Treatment-of-MSME-Insolvency
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spelling okr-10986-304742021-05-25T09:18:25Z Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency World Bank Group INSOLVENCY MICROENTERPRISE MICROFINANCE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ACCESS TO FINANCE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION MSME FINANCE Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report refines and expands on the earlier deliberations of the Insolvency and Creditor or Debtor Regimes Task Force (ICR Task Force) regarding the optimal approaches for treating MSME insolvency. As a matter of terminology, it should be stressed that the term MSME in this report is intended to cover both individual natural persons and juridical business entities, unless specifically stated.This means that the size of an MSME differs from country to country and even industry to industry, making comparisons between jurisdictions and global standard-setting difficult. The scope of this report is designed to be nonprescriptive and dynamic across countries and contexts. Accordingly, this report aims to consider rescue and restructuring for all viable MSMEs, with the objective of preserving individual entrepreneurial initiative, including in the context of liquidation, and of preserving businesses that can continue to operate and add value in an economy. The final section of the report starts the process of examining the ICR Principles in light of the proposals made in this report. 2018-10-01T19:49:04Z 2018-10-01T19:49:04Z 2018-09-17 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/989581537265261393/Saving-Entrepreneurs-Saving-Enterprises-Proposals-on-the-Treatment-of-MSME-Insolvency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30474 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Economic & Sector Work
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topic INSOLVENCY
MICROENTERPRISE
MICROFINANCE
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
ACCESS TO FINANCE
NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION
MSME FINANCE
spellingShingle INSOLVENCY
MICROENTERPRISE
MICROFINANCE
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
ACCESS TO FINANCE
NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION
MSME FINANCE
World Bank Group
Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
description Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report refines and expands on the earlier deliberations of the Insolvency and Creditor or Debtor Regimes Task Force (ICR Task Force) regarding the optimal approaches for treating MSME insolvency. As a matter of terminology, it should be stressed that the term MSME in this report is intended to cover both individual natural persons and juridical business entities, unless specifically stated.This means that the size of an MSME differs from country to country and even industry to industry, making comparisons between jurisdictions and global standard-setting difficult. The scope of this report is designed to be nonprescriptive and dynamic across countries and contexts. Accordingly, this report aims to consider rescue and restructuring for all viable MSMEs, with the objective of preserving individual entrepreneurial initiative, including in the context of liquidation, and of preserving businesses that can continue to operate and add value in an economy. The final section of the report starts the process of examining the ICR Principles in light of the proposals made in this report.
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title Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
title_short Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
title_full Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
title_fullStr Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
title_full_unstemmed Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
title_sort saving entrepreneurs, saving enterprises : proposals on the treatment of msme insolvency
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
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