Indonesia

The joint mission provided opportunities to meet with local implementation partners, government counterparts, and Canadian overseas missions, as well as to participate in several project events. It was a successful trip,…

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) are major contributors to Indonesia’s economy, responsible for approximately 60 per cent of the country’s GDP and employing 95 per cent of the workforce.

In collaboration with the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership (ACGBP) is launching a series of …

By 2022 the digital economy will be responsible for a staggering 60 per cent of global GDP. And with the world grappling with the effects of COVID-19, we have seen an acceleration in digital adoption. With the disruption…

Hayati is a graduate of our Mentoring Women in Business programme who participated between November 2018 and November 2019. A year on from graduation, we spoke to Hayati and she told us her mentoring story.

A national survey of entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Peru to provide an analysis of business development in the region, and to better understand the opportunities and challenges faced by …

This report investigates how institutional environments influence the usefulness of individuals’ human capital for entrepreneurial activity, that is, new business creation. Based on the logic of institutional theory, var…

In this study, we examine the role that gender plays in Indonesian micro and small enterprise (MSE) dynamics. The MSE business scene in Indonesia is characterized by a high degree of informality, often involving unpaid f…

As part of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership team, University of British Columbia international relations and political science students Avneet Darred, Sandra Lin, and Chanp…

The digital economy has afforded Indonesia’s MSMEs unprecedented opportunities for inclusive growth within local, regional, and even global value chains. E-commerce, social media, the sharing economy, and cloud-based ana…

On November 21, 2018, the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership hosted a one-day training introduced relevant best practices for entrepreneurs and MSMEs through presentations by Canadian and Indonesian trainers on bus…

A national survey of entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia to provide an analysis of business development in the region, and to better understand the opportunities and challenges face…

On July 5, 2018, the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership hosted a one-day research and policy workshop brought together Canadian and Indonesian researchers, policy-makers, and local entrepreneurs to discuss APF Cana…