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Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Update

Key Reflections over Mission to Southeast Asia

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,…

December 19, 2025

Indonesia, Update

Advancing Inclusive MSMEs in Indonesia: Reflections on the ACGBP Policy Leadership Workshop Series

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.

December 3, 2025

Event, Indonesia

Workshop Series: MSMEs for Inclusive Growth in Indonesia

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 …

September 15, 2025

Indonesia

The New Normal: Digitalization of MSMEs in Indonesia

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…

February 9, 2021

Indonesia, Mentorship Program

Meet Hayati - Mentorship Program

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.

January 27, 2021

Indonesia, Peru, The Philippines, Viet Nam

Fuelling High-Tech Startups: Building the Capacity of MSMEs through Technology and Innovation

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 …

August 31, 2020

Indonesia, Research Study

Human Capital for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMES) in APEC Developing Economies: Indonesia

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…

May 29, 2019

Indonesia, Research Study

The Role of Gender In Micro and Small Enterprise Business Development In Indonesia: A Firm-Level Analysis

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…

May 23, 2019

Indonesia

Replacing Plastics with Seaweed in Indonesia's Growing MSME Sector

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…

February 13, 2019

Indonesia, Research Study

Micro and Small Businesses in Indonesia’s Digital Economy

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…

February 12, 2019