A conclave on “Accelerating MSME Growth Across ASEAN” was held during SME Ventures@ASEAN 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing together senior representatives from ASEAN and international organizations to deliberate on policies and initiatives to enhance MSME competitiveness, innovation, and regional integration. Dr. S.S Acharya, CMD, NSIC, participated as a distinguished panelist in the discussion, which also included sr. officials from SME Corp. Malaysia, the Enterprise Development Board (DARe), Brunei, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the IFC. During the session, Dr. Acharya shared insights on India’s MSME development framework and highlighted NSIC’s initiatives in promoting entrepreneurship, access to finance, technology upgradation, and global market linkages. He underlined India’s massive digitalization drive that has paved the way for faster and more transparent credit dispensation through end-to-end digitization.