Overview of the SME Sector in the APEC Region: Key Issues on Market Access and Internationalization
Overview of the SME Sector in the APEC Region: Key Issues on Market Access and Internationalization
Publication Number
APEC#220-SE-01.3
Published Date
April 2020
Type of Publication
Reports
Publications Under
APEC Secretariat, APEC Policy Support Unit
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2362
Pages
50
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Description
An update to a previous study conducted in 2010, this report presents an overview of the SME sector across the APEC region – a profile of SMEs and their contribution to the economy. The report also discusses the market access and internationalization of SMEs. It looks at policies that aim to raise the level of engagement of SMEs in cross-border activities, particularly through increasing exports, as well as some of the current initiatives in place among APEC economies to improve the internationalization of SMEs. The report ends with recommendations to increase the internationalization of SMEs in APEC economies.