BNI Donates IDR 5 Billion To Help Indonesian Migrant Worker Businesses In The United Arab Emirates

JAKARTA - PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BNI) disbursed a grant of IDR 5 billion for the business development of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

BNI President Director Royke Tumilaar said this program is an empowerment program which will be divided into educational assistance, entrepreneurship training assistance, and business equipment assistance.

"For those who have run their business, it is hoped that they can develop and expand their marketing targets, even to reach the global market. As for those who are just starting out, we want to be able to have the basic skills in building a good business," he said as reported by the official website, Tuesday, November 9.

According to Royke, the company's attention to migrant workers abroad is in line with BNI's strategy to become the leading state-owned bank in working on foreign market share.

“BNI is directed to become a bank with superior international business capabilities. For this reason, the company continues to strengthen its role as an agent of development, including supporting the economic development of the Indonesian people abroad," he said.

On the same occasion, SOE Minister Erick Thohir revealed that Indonesia has a very strong network of migrant workers spread throughout the world. Migrant workers are said to not only benefit the country they live in, but also Indonesia.

"The Ministry of SOEs is mobilizing all capabilities so that it can always make it easier for your brothers and sisters abroad. We certainly appreciate BNI's social steps and hope that this program can be useful and spur their enthusiasm to be more productive abroad," he said.

Furthermore, Erick said that the Ministry of SOEs continues to play an active role in encouraging all state-owned companies to go global and strengthen their business relationships abroad.

"Bank BNI also takes a strategic role by helping transactions, guarantees, and providing financing services," added Erick.

BNI itself views that MSME actors are one of the strategic segments that are a priority to be developed. With around 60 million Indonesian MSME players, this populist business segment is one of the motors of national economic growth, both domestically and throughout the world.