Support for digitizing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSME) transactions and export-oriented matching businesses encourages market expansion and supports the momentum of economic recovery, which will continue to grow better than the previous year. Therefore, Bank Indonesia encourages MSMEs to be competitive in order to accelerate inclusive economic growth through the 3 pillars of MSME development, namely corporatization, capacity and financing. "Sharing the real contribution Bank Indonesia has made to make MSMEs advanced and competitive. First, encouraging the digitization of MSMEs, among others by expanding marketing access, facilitating payment transactions with QRIS, implementing educational programs to facilitating MSME onboarding and has helped hundreds of MSMEs enter the digital market. ," said the Head of the Jember BI Representative, Yuko Afrinaldo, based on a press statement received by AKURAT.CO. According to Yuko, Bank Indonesia's MSME development always collaborates with the government and stakeholders by supporting the Proudly Made Indonesia National Movement (BBI) and Proud Indonesian Travel (BWI) which are synergized with 2021 series of GBBI activities, such as the implementation of Indonesian Creative Works through various talk shows, exhibitions, business matching and so on.
"BWI and BBI have succeeded in printing sales and financing transactions with a value of up to trillions for thousands of MSMEs spread throughout Indonesia," he explained. One of the MSMEs assisted by Bank Indonesia Jember, KSU (Koperasi Serba Usaha) Buah Ketakasi is known to have developed rapidly and obtained various achievements, including 1st place in the favorite robusta coffee flavor in Nusa Dua Bali and 3rd place in the Indonesian taste test at PUSLIT KOKA Indonesia.
KSU Buah Ketakasi has also exported its flagship coffee to several countries, namely India and the Middle East for 1870 tons worth 41 billion in collaboration with PT Olam Indonesia. KSU Buah Ketakasi conducts trade cooperation with PT. Bright Java Indonesia, which is a company engaged in the processing and export of coffee based in Salatiga, Central Java.PT. Bright Java will place an order for robusta coffee in the form of coffee beans, both green and roasted beans with a sale and purchase contract, which is estimated to reach thousands of tons per year and is planned to be exported to America. Various supports continue to be provided by Bank Indonesia Jember to KSU Buah Ketakasi as mentors, ranging from providing agripreneur training, assistance in obtaining halal certification and warehouse receipt certification, business matching, participating in various exhibitions, such as the Sharia Creative Industry (IKRA) Food, Economic Festival Sharia (Fesyar) Java, Nusantara Coffee Festival, Inacraft and various other events.
Source: https://akurat.co/bi-jember-dukung-ketakasi-perluas-pasar-ekspor-kopi-sidomulyo
