REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir assessed that the UMKM EXPO(RT) BRILIANPRENEUR which was initiated by PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BRI was able to maintain and support the strengthening of the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) ecosystem.

At the opening ceremony of the UMKM EXPO(RT) BRILIANPRENEUR 2023, which is part of BRI's 128th Anniversary at the Jakarta Convention Center, December 7, 2023, Erick expressed that the empowerment of MSMEs in this case through BRI as a state-owned bank was proved of goverment presence and work to the society. "President Joko Widodo always tells us to take care of the small, take care of MSMEs. Especially at BRI to ensure that we build an ecosystem for MSMEs where there were funding, market access, and assistance. That is the key that we always maintain. Of course you can see that BRILLIANTPRENEUR is now shining even more," he said.

UMKM EXPO(RT) BRILIANPRENEUR is a BRI annual event since 2019. The program was a mean of business matching between Indonesian MSMEs and foreign consumers. This flagship program from BRI was expected to be able to develop MSMEs and increase national exports.

According to Erick, through UMKM EXPO(RT) BRILIANPRENEUR ensured that MSMEs that have export quality products can access foreign markets. This was in line with the government's aspirations to encourage MSMEs to access global markets.