International Development Grant
Program for Eastern Indonesia SME Assistance (PENSA II)
Project Number: CA-3-A035355001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $3,500,000.00
Start Date: February 22, 2012
End Date: March 31, 2014
Duration: 2.1 years
Project Description
The project is multi-donor program that aims to create opportunities and to improve peoples' lives in Indonesia through support to private sector development and sustainable economic growth focussed on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The program aims to increase lending and banking services improve regulations strengthen sustainable agriculture and forestry management and increase access to infrastructure. The program trains commercial bank employees on outreach to SMEs advises government on regulatory reforms trains agriculture and forestry firms on sustainable management practices and trains and advises the government on public-private infrastructure project preparation. The project is managed by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.
Expected Results
The intermediate outcomes for this project are: Increased lending and banking services for smallholders and MSME clients particularly for women; Improved regulatory environment for the private sector; Improved sustainable agriculture management by smallholders forestry management by forestry firms and government stakeholders and corporate governance by firms; Improved collaboration between government and private sector to enhance access for women and men to infrastructure services
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of project (March 2014): 1) 1) Access to Finance: 176 548 loans to Micro Small and Medium Enterprise clients worth US$ 284.6 million (targets: 78 634 loans worth US$ 110.8 million). 155 156 of the loans were to active women borrowers (target: 51 250); (2) Investment Climate: 40 recommended laws/regulations/amendments/codes enacted (target: 25) 40 procedures/policies/practices/standards improved or eliminated (target: 28) US$ 2.7 million direct cost compliance savings for the private sector (target: $4.4 million); 3) Sustainable Business Advisory: US$ 7.2 million in farmers revenues (target: US$ 6.3 million) 178 286 hectares of sustainably managed land (target: 176 549 hectares) 10 156 farmers implementing improved skills (target: 8 000); 4) Access to Infrastructure: no new access to water services by women and men due to delays in bids for Public-Private Partnership contracts (target: 3 million women and men).
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP