MSME Actors Ask To Have A Business Identification Number (NIB) Immediately For Business Development

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JAKARTA - The government continues to encourage micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to equip themselves with Business Identification Numbers (NIB) for the sake of larger business development.

Economic observer Fauzi Aziz said that by having an NIB, MSMEs could have the opportunity to access various programs organized by the government, one of which was people's business loans or KUR.

Currently, the KUR interest rate has received subsidies from the government so that consumers are only burdened with three percent interest. This clearly helps MSMEs in access to low funding," he said in a written statement on Wednesday, September 7.

According to Fauzi, another advantage that can be present through NIB ownership is the legal aspect of business legality.

"With the NIB, the central and regional governments can have a more credible MSME business information system. The making of NIB is also intended so that the affirmation program to strengthen MSMEs is more targeted," he said.

On the same occasion, Secretary General of the Indonesian Culinary Entrepreneurs Association (Apkundo) Masbukhin Pradhana stated that the presence of NIB made MSMEs more recorded in entering the digital market.

"With NIB, you already have legality, you can access banking KUR financing and enter an official community such as e-commerce," he said.

Masbukhin added, it is hoped that e-commerce will also facilitate MSMEs in obtaining this quite important Business Identification Number.

"Like Tokopedia, which is the only marketplace that has a cooperation program with the Ministry of Investment/Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) in facilitating and socializing NIB registration through Online Single Submission (OSS)," he said.

For information, since signing a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Investment/BKPM in May 2021, Tokopedia has committed to providing convenience for MSMEs in obtaining NIB through socialization in a number of cities.

The government itself targets to be able to embrace 2.5 million MSMEs to immediately have NIB in 2024.