"The convening of the 2021 KKI Summit has given us confidence that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are able to encourage the revival of Indonesia's economy," BI senior deputy governor Destry Damayanti said in an official statement issued in Jakarta on Monday.
According to Damayanti, the main asset of MSMEs is creativity and product innovation as well as the spirit to stay strong and rise, and these became important factors in supporting the progress of Indonesian MSMEs as a source of the nation's economic growth.
However, the end of 2021 KKI will not put an end to efforts to continue to innovate and provide support to encourage Indonesian MSMEs to progress and prepare to enter the export market in the digital era, she added.
The financing business meeting at the KKI Summit involved 34 MSMEs, seven banks, and two non-banking financial institutions for the business meeting, while the export business meeting involved 155 MSMEs, four aggregators, and 10 potential buyers from six countries, she informed.
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The 2021 KKI Summit, which was held virtually from September 23 to September 26, 2021, recorded more than 65 thousand visitors, she said.
In addition, the 2021 KKI Summit also recorded a sales turnover of Rp28 billion (as of September 25, 2021), an increase compared to the 2020 KKI, when it totaled Rp16.5 billion, she added.
"The 2021 KKI Summit has a novelty in celebrating MSMEs," noted Damayanti.
In addition to the business meeting agreement celebration, there were also graduations and announcements of the best participants in the MSME onboarding program, winners of the podcast competition, and awards for innovative MSMEs, assisted by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, she said.
BI has provided a catalog and contact menu for MSME products manufactured with its assistance on the KKI website www.karyakreatifindonesia.co.id, she added.
The Indonesian Creative Work Summit (KKI) is part of an annual series of activities that prioritize synergy and collaboration with various parties through virtual exhibition platforms. This year, the summit featured 525 MSME products with the assistance of 46 BI regional offices as well as ministries or agencies as well local governments.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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