Previously, there were not many cellular phone outlets and food stalls, but now there are many mobile phone counters and food stalls along the Sepaku axis road
Penajam (ANTARA) - The development of the new capital city (IKN) Nusantara in Sepaku Sub-district, North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan Province, has had a positive impact on the growth of local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Since the construction of IKN Nusantara began, the MSME sector has experienced rapid growth, head of the Small and Medium Enterprises, Cooperatives, Industry, and Trade Service of North Penajam Paser district, Kuncoro, said here on Monday.



The central, provincial, and district governments have continued to improve MSME human resources to help make the products and service quality of the enterprises competitive, he noted.


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The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs has started to provide training to SMEs in East Kalimantan, especially in North Penajam Paser district, he added.



Kumcoro said that his office is also collaborating with state-owned pawnshop chain Pegadaian and Bank Indonesia (BI) to assist MSME entrepreneurs in the area.



The development of MSMEs in the North Penajam Paser area has been quite extraordinary, especially in Sepaku sub-district, such as in Bukit Raya, Sukaraja, and Bumi Harapan villages, he informed.



“Previously, there were not many cellular phone outlets and food stalls, but now there are many mobile phone counters and food stalls along the Sepaku axis road," he explained.


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More clothing stores and lodgings have also come up in the Sepaku sub-district area, which has been designated as the core area of the new capital city, he added.



According to him, improving the quality of human resources of local MSME actors is important. This would help ensure local MSME entrepreneurs are not excluded from markets in their own region.



Kuncoro said that the presence of a large number of development workers in the capital city area has triggered the growth of MSMEs and increased their incomes, for instance, food stalls have been able to earn up to around Rp5 million per month.


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