APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministers Issue Joint StatementAPEC

Concepcion, Chile, 06 September 2019

Issued by the 2019 APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting

Ministers in charge of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the APEC region issued a statement following their meeting in Concepcion, Chile, on 5-6 September 2019.

The statement reflects the outcomes of the 2019 APEC SME Ministers Meeting chaired by Chile’s Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, Juan Andrés Fontaine. It addresses the following areas:

•     Digital Transformation for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
•     Fostering Financing for SMEs and Entrepreneurs
•     SMEs and Internationalization: a Better Way of Doing Business in a Globalized World

Read the 2019 APEC SME Ministerial Statement:  “SME Financing and Digital Transformation in a Globalized Economy”