BRI Aims For KUR Distribution In South Sulawesi Reaches IDR 21 Trillion

Illustration of the Rupiah (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) through the Makassar Regional Office targets the distribution of People's Business Credit (KUR) to reach IDR 21 trillion in South Sulawesi by 2023.

"Our target this year is only IDR 21 trillion for South Sulawesi," said CEO of BRI Regional Makassar Rahman Arif quoting Antara.

In total, BRI has distributed KUR of IDR 17 trillion specifically for South Sulawesi and a total of IDR 21 trillion for all working areas of BRI Makassar Regional which includes South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Maluku and others.

"There are around 800 thousand BRI customers in South Sulawesi, only yesterday there was a little consolidation with the relevant department, so we were only able to start distributing this KUR on March 1," added Rahman Arif.

Rahman said he was optimistic that he would be able to achieve the target of KUR distribution in South Sulawesi, with the prediction that the quota would run out in November. Because until April 2023, the Makassar Regional BRI noted that KUR distribution had reached more than IDR 3 trillion with an achievement of around IDR 1.8 trillion per month.

Rahman Arif explained that the most important thing in the realization of KUR is the empowerment of MSME actors (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), the second is segmentation from productive sectors such as agriculture, trade, and tourism.

On this occasion, Rahman appreciated the tourism segment in Makassar through a tourist aisle by the Makassar City Government which was considered part of modernization and digitization. This is in accordance with BRI's efforts to encourage the development of digitalization through digital-based services.

One of the KUR recipients from Takalar Regency named Muliati has been able to increase her business after obtaining a business capital loan through the BRI KUR program.

He previously only had a typical Sengkang woven sarong business, currently his business is increasing by opening grocery stores. This happened, he said, because the KUR interest rate was relatively light and not burdensome for small entrepreneurs, it seemed.

"I have taken BRI KUR twice and thank God the business went smoothly, not heavy because the interest rate was not large. We are lighter to pay and can increase capital if the business continues to increase," he said.