Hipmi Gandeng Bank Owned By Conglomerate Chairul Tanjung Salurkan KUR To Young Entrepreneurs

The Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) is collaborating with Bank Sulawesi Utara and Gorontalo (BSG) to disburse people's business loans (KUR) Bohusami to young entrepreneurs in the area.

"Today we have conducted an MoU with BSG, in order to provide financing for KUR Bohusami to young entrepreneurs," said Chairman of Hipmi Sulut Natanael Pepah in Manado, Sunday, September 25.

Natanael, as reported by Antara, said that currently the cooperation had immediately been carried out by providing micro-KUR assistance to two young entrepreneurs who had a restaurant and business business in Distro and Printing T-shirts.

"I hope that young entrepreneurs in North Sulawesi can take advantage of this collaboration, because Hipmi wants all business actors in North Sulawesi to develop together and continue to advance to class," said Natanael.

Natanael explained that Hipmi is always ready to facilitate young entrepreneurs to get KUR financing with very cheap interest because it is subsidized by the government.

On a separate occasion, BSG Marketing Director Machmud Turuis said his party would continue to pick up the ball in driving the economy in North Sulawesi.

This collaboration with Hipmi Sulut, he continued, will have a very big impact on the real sector, because the financing target for the sector is clear.

Therefore, his party ensures that young entrepreneurs in North Sulawesi who get convenience in KUR financing can help drive production and the local economy as a whole.

He added that the distribution of KUR bank whose shares are owned by the conglomerate Chairul Tanjung has reached Rp. 100 billion or around 70 percent of the target of Rp. 150 billion by September 2022.

Machmud is optimistic that the distribution of KUR can achieve the target by the end of the year, even exceeding, with various efforts made by the bank, one of which is picking up the ball from business actors.

He also said that the financing of KUR Bohusami made it easier for MSME players to develop their business with an effective interest rate loan of only 6 percent per year.