Sri Mulyani Reveals The Reliability Of 'Kartini' In Managing Investments: Safe Family Funds To Productive Fields

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JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani said that women have a strategic role in economic activities, both on a micro level in the family environment and on a macro level at the national level.

This is evidenced by the fairly active participation of women in investment instruments released by the government.

For example, the Minister of Finance said that in the Retail State Bonds series ORI017, which totaled IDR 18.34 trillion, the role of female investors reached 55.8 percent of all registered investors.

This figure then increased in the Retail State Bonds series ORI018 with the participation of women reaching 57.8 percent of all investors.

Then, in the issuance of Islamic-based bonds, namely the SR014 retail sukuk, the dominance of women is still visible with the number of participants reaching 58.2 percent.

"This illustrates that women's literacy and capacity to secure funds for their families and invest in productive fields is very potential and real," he said in the National Seminar on Sharia Economics and Finance which was broadcast virtually, Wednesday, April 21.

Minister of Finance added, women are also known as tough entrepreneurs through the segmentation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"Women are extraordinary in the business sector. We note that 53 percent of the existing MSMEs are owned by women. Then, 97 percent of employees and workers in UMKM are women, "he said.

To that end, the government said Sri Mulyani would continue to strive to increase the role of women in economic activities so that the quality of life for families and Indonesian children can also improve.

"The challenge now is how to continue to increase literacy, so that more women can enter the formal sector," he added.

"Active involvement indicates a positive trend of women's participation in various fields including economy, health and education," concluded Sri Mulyani.