Click the links below to read more about import resources currently available to small businesses in major Asia Pacific markets.
Last Updated: 4:18 P.M. (EST) on April 9th, 2020Australia
- Support Available for Sole Traders
- Support Available for Sole Traders
- Support Available for Companies
- State and Territory Governments Grants and Assistance
- Increased and Accelerated Support (Recipients of Income Support Payments)
Australian Banking Association
- Deferred loan repayments for Small Business and other financial support
eBay Australia (Always Open on eBay Australia)
- 3 months fee free for new eBay sellers and deferred payments for existing sellers
China
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
- 20 Measures for Assisting the Resumption of Work and Production for SMEs During the Prevention and Control of COVID-19
Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau
- Measures for Fully Controlling COVID-19 and Enhancing Financial Support and Services for Enterprises
Shanghai Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau
- Strengthening Support for the Development of Enterprises and the Services of People’s Livelihood
Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Commission, Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau
- Implementation of a special service plan for SMEs liquidity emergency loan to fight against the epidemic and resume production
Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government
- Measures for Alleviating Business Impact and Maintaining Smooth and Healthy Development for SMEs
India
- An advisory for businesses and limited liability partnerships (LLP) to confirm their readiness in dealing with the COVID-19 threat
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Advise State Government and Local administration to exempt e-commerce operations (warehousing and logistics facilities and services), wholesaler, their vendors and third-party delivery partners from any prohibitory orders including the imposition of Section 144 under CrPC
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Relaxation of disclosure of Q4 and annual earning disclosure, transfering compliance certificate, filing, quarterly statement of investor complaints，filing quarterly corporate governance report and releasing a quarterly shareholding pattern
- New measures around export proceeds, ways and means limits and capital buffers
- FAQs: 3-month moratorium on all term loans outstanding
Confederation of Indian Industry
- COVID-19 Impact on Industry and the Economy: Actions Needed to Sustain Continuity
Japan
Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet
- The Second COVID-19 Emergency Response Package - Key Points
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Support Measures for Companies Concerning the Impacts of COVID-19