SOEs Present At INACRAFT 2025: Encourage MSMEs To Advance In Class, Advance Indonesia's Creative Economy

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JAKARTA - The 2025 INACRAFT Exhibition is again an arena for creative economy actors to show their best work. This year, the Ministry of SOEs through the BUMN House is here with 52 assisted MSMEs, presenting 149 types of superior products in the fashion, handicraft, and accessories categories.

This participation is not only about presenting products, but also shows that MSMEs fostered by BUMN Homes are now more prepared, more qualified, and more competitive to penetrate national and international markets.

With a sustainable mentoring ecosystem, SOEs ensure that these business actors have high competitiveness and are able to become part of a wider economic chain.

During the 2025 INACRAFT, the enthusiasm of visitors reached more than 100 thousand people, MSMEs from SOEs managed to sell their products with a sales value of IDR 5.7 billion.

The Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir again emphasized the involvement of SOEs in the development of MSMEs, not only about assistance, but also creating sustainable opportunities for them to grow.

"BUMN is not only present as a supporter, but as an accelerator for MSMEs so that they can advance to class. The products in the BUMN House today are proof that they are more qualified and ready to compete in the global market. This is our real step in encouraging entrepreneurship and strengthening the creative industry, as mandated in Asta Cita Presiden Prabowo Subianto," said Erick Thohir, in his statement, Sunday, February 16.

The BUMN house is not only a place for MSMEs to take shelter, but also a forum to develop. With various training programs, business assistance, to access to digital marketing, BUMN houses help business actors optimize their potential and expand the market.

Participation in INACRAFT 2025 is a tangible form of how SOE Houses open up greater opportunities for their fostered MSMEs. With a strict curation, the MSMEs that performed this time were the best, with high-quality products ready to compete in the global market. The BUMN houses that contributed to INACRAFT 2025:

- BUMN Infrastructure & Construction: Wijaya Karya, Waskita Karya, Hutama Karya, Brantas Abipraya- BUMN Energy & Mining: PLN, Bukit Asam, Timah, Inalum- BUMN Telecommunication & Printing: Telkom, Peruri- BUMN Housing & Property: Perumnas- BUMN Finance: Jamkrindo, BTN, BSI, BRI, BNI- BUMN Pupuk & Perkebunan: Pupuk Indonesia, PTPN IV- BUMN Transportation: Angkasa Pura Indonesia

The success of INACRAFT 2025 cannot be separated from the real impacts on the MSME actors involved. One of the leading MSMEs, DW Studio, which is engaged in clothing, expressed its appreciation for the role of the BUMN House.

"We are very grateful that we are very happy, because the products from DW Studio can be better known, we can test the market if we are taken outside Gunungkidul, it turns out that Alhamdulillah our products can be received and many," said Didik Warsito UMKM RB Gunungkidul fostered by PLN.

Through this synergy, BUMN proves its commitment to encouraging entrepreneurship and development of the creative industry, in accordance with Asta Cita's vision which is the direction of national economic development.

Furthermore, the Ministry of SOEs will continue to strengthen the role of BUMN Houses as economic pillars that empower local business actors, create economic independence, and bring Indonesian products to the world stage.

Rumah BUMN merupakan inisiatif Kementerian BUMN sebagai pusat pemberdayaan UMKM di berbagai daerah. Melalui ekosistem pendampingan yang komprehensif, Rumah BUMN bertujuan untuk meningkatkan daya saing UMKM dan membuka peluang pasar yang lebih luas, baik di dalam maupun luar negeri.