LPEI Provide Assistance For West Java MSMEs To Enter Export Market

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI) is said to provide capacity-building assistance to export-oriented micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in West Java.

Head of the LPEI Consulting Services Division Gerald Grisanto said the export training activity entitled Coaching Program for New Exporters (CPNE) was attended by 100 MSMEs with various product variations, such as various handicrafts, clothing, processed foods, and coffee.

"We provide training materials by bringing in export practitioners who have experience in their fields to increase participants' understanding and insight about the ins and outs of the export business," he said in an official statement, quoted on Sunday, June 12.

According to Gerald, his party also provides materials needed by prospective exporters in building knowledge and understanding of business introduction, product design, management and pricing, internet marketing strategies, payments, and international exhibitions.

"LPEI is committed to continuing to increase the business capacity of SMEs and encourage the creation of new exporters in order to increase exports in West Java Province," he said.

For information, LPEI is one of the special mission vehicles (SMV) of the Ministry of Finance that consistently strives to support increasing national exports.

Meanwhile, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) states that one of the provinces that has export potential is West Java Province with the largest export development value based on the province of origin of goods worth 6.07 billion US dollars.

"In the future, we hope that these efforts can provide a multiplier effect so that it can improve the economy and people's welfare," concluded Gerald.