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Promoting value-added financial services

Promoting value-added financial services

This report presents a synthesis of results and learning accrued from testing value-added financial services for small enterprises in Indonesia. The report draws from the technical assistance provided to several financial institutions across the...

Enterprise credit for manufacturing

Enterprise credit for manufacturing

Report on a survey of banks in West Java to understand internal policies and issues affecting the supply of enterprise credit in the manufacturing sector.

Does bundling credit and enterprise development services promote growth of micro and small enterprises?: Evidence from a randomized control...

Does bundling credit and enterprise development services promote growth of micro and small enterprises?: Evidence from a randomized control...

Our study evaluates pilot projects that the ILO in Indonesia implemented with 13 financial service providers (FSPs). These pilots were carried out as part of the broader Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises through Improved Entrepreneurs’ Access to...

Launched, the latest ILO report on finance for small business in Indonesia

Launched, the latest ILO report on finance for small business in Indonesia

The ILO launched its latest report on finance for small business, aimed to broaden the knowledge base on finance for small enterprises in Indonesia.

Financing small businesses in Indonesia: challenges and opportunities

Financing small businesses in Indonesia: challenges and opportunities

This research paper seeks to assess the demand and challenges faced by SMEs to obtain credit in Indonesia. An attempt was made to understand issues affecting SMEs engaged in different sectors of the economy with a focus on local manufacturing.

Financing still troubles small businesses

Financing still troubles small businesses

An opinion-editorial by Owais Parray, the Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO's Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises through Entrepreneur’s Access to Financial Services (PROMISE IMPACT) Project in Indonesia highlighting the importance of micro and...

Promoting financial inclusion for all

Promoting financial inclusion for all

The seminar took a closer look at challenges and opportunities in Indonesia to mainstream social performance management (SPM). A full session was dedicated to discussing SPM approaches and practices in Indonesia.

Seminar on Achieving Double Bottom Line: Inclusive Finance and Social Performance Management

Access to financial services

Seminar on Achieving Double Bottom Line: Inclusive Finance and Social Performance Management

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are an important source of employment and economic output in Indonesia. Almost 99.8 percent of over 57,900,000 firms in Indonesia are considered as micro and small enterprises1. MSEs provide jobs to over 93 percent...

Seminar on Financing Small Businesses in Indonesia

Seminar on Financing Small Businesses in Indonesia

A seminar is being organized to disseminate key findings and recommendations from a research paper titled “Financing Small Businesses in Indonesia”.

Innovation Focus Group Discussion Workshop

Workshop

Innovation Focus Group Discussion Workshop

The purpose of the workshop is to understand the progress of the pilot project undertaken by the partners from financial servide providers (FSPs).

Capacity Building for Regional Development Banks (BPDs)

Capacity building training

Capacity Building for Regional Development Banks (BPDs)

The purpose of the training is to introduce strategies and business practices to effectively manage financial institutions that provide services to small businesses, low-income households, and development financing.

Training of Trainers on Start and Improve Your Business

Training of Trainers on Start and Improve Your Business

The training of trainers is aimed to assist the financial service providers (FSPs) enhancing their internal capacity so they could provide better services to their clients.

Training of Counsellors of the Financial Service Providers

Training of Counsellors of the Financial Service Providers

The ILO thorugh its PROMISE IMPACT Project is aimed to build the internal capacity of financial service providers (FSPs) through training of their account/loan officers.

Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises through Improved Entrepreneurs’ Access to Financial Services (PROMISE IMPACTS)
a woman in orange hijab baking some breads

Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises through Improved Entrepreneurs’ Access to Financial Services (PROMISE IMPACTS)

The Project aims at Improving policies and programs on development of entrepreneurship, business and cooperative to promote more and better jobs for men and women, including financial inclusion.