REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will emerge as the new source of Indonesia's economic growth, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Agus Martowardojo emphasized.

"The development of MSMEs and creative economy will create new economic resources and jobs, as it has high economic resilience," he said at the BI exhibition of creative works in Jakarta, Friday.

MSMEs not only support the absorption of especially women workers but are also proven to boost the country's culture and tourism potential by helping to preserve the image of local culture.

He claimed that Indonesian MSMEs' products are among the many favored by foreign businessmen.