MR. TULUS T.H. TAMBUNAN is a lecturer and researcher in the Faculty of Economics, Trisakti University in Jakarta (Indonesia). Currently he is also the director and the main researcher of the Center for Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Business Competition Studies in the same university. He was graduated and holds a PhD in economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since 1995 he has been the country researcher representing Indonesia for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, which publishes, annually, The Global Competitiveness Report. He has done many studies on various issues related to micro, small and medium enterprises, economic crises, regional trade, and inclusive development. Some of his publications are The Readiness of MSMEs in Facing ASEAN Economic Community 2015 (New York: Nova Science Publisher, Inc, 2014); Economic Crisis and Vulnerability: The Story from Southeast Asia (New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2011), Global Economic Crisis and ASEAN Economy. Theory and Empirical Findings (Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), Saarbrȕcken, 2010), Trade Liberalization and SMEs in ASEAN (New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010), and SME in Asian Developing Countries (London: Palgrave Macmillan Publisher, 2009).