Small and Medium Enterprises Corporation is the focal point of APEC SME Working Group in Papua New Guinea because it is the lead statutory authority in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry mandated under the SME Corporation Act 2014 to develop and promote micro, small and medium enterprises in Papua New Guinea

Is the focal point of APEC SME Working Group in Papua New Guinea because it is the lead statutory authority in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry mandated under the SME Corporation Act 2014 to develop and promote micro, small and medium enterprises in Papua New Guinea. SME Corporation will contribute to the APEC process in 2018 through delivery of one Capacity Building workshop and two mandatory SME working group meetings in Port Moresby in September 2018 they are:

Policy Dialogue on Best Practices for SME Internationalization Cross Border Trade

The policy dialogue aims to bring together expert international speakers and participants from APEC economies to partake in an interactive workshop where participants, particularly from developing economies can learn from the experiences/best practices from other APEC economies and acquire knowledge and skills which will allow them to formulate specific policies to support MSMEs in their home countries tap into regional markets.

47th SME Working Group Meeting

The aim of the SME Working group is to encourage the development of MSMEs and build their capacity to engage in International Trade. SME Working Group Meetings are hosted twice in an APEC year. PNG will host this 47th SMEWG Meeting after the 46th Brunei

25th SME Ministers Meeting

The SME Ministers meetings is held annually after 2nd SMEWG meeting in September each year, APEC SME Ministers during this meeting go over the SME Working Group’s work programs throughout the APEC year and offers input or suggestions where necessary, whilst also endorsing new work streams, initiatives, and proposals put forward by the members of the SME Working Group.