Erick Thohir Encourages BUMN To Participate In Building The Economy Of The People

BUMN Minister Erick Thohir. (Photo: Nova Wahyudi / Antara)

JAKARTA - BUMN Minister Erick Thohir encourages BUMN companies to participate in building the economy of the people. "In one hadith, the Prophet Muhammad SAW stated that one believer is like a building that strengthens one another," said Erick Thohir in his statement. Therefore, in the context of building a strong sharia economic community and benefiting many people, Erick continues to encourage BUMN companies to also benefit the community, in the form of products and initiatives carried out by the company. In the last week, he often visited various remote areas in Central Java and West Java to see various state-owned companies synergize with various layers in society to work together to build the people's economy so that it is more independent and stronger. The BUMN Minister gave an example, a form of synergy between Pertashop which is managed by Pertamina. , then BRI L ink belonging to Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) which are committed to providing support for banking products and services designed to be able to lift the economy of small entrepreneurs in the region and also among Islamic boarding schools. Good state-owned companies are not only companies that have a positive performance record and the achievement of profit alone. But more than that, the perfect character of a BUMN company must be able to benefit the community at large, while at the same time making products and various initiatives so as to have an impact on the relationship between communities that helps each other.

This was emphasized by the BUMN Minister who is also the Chair of the Sharia Economic Community, Erick Thohir while attending the Iftar Together at the residence of Habib Muhammad Luthfi bin Ali bin Yahya in Pekalongan, Central Java. BUMN companies are able to provide benefits, not only for themselves as owners, but for the surrounding community, creating jobs and people do not need to go far to gas stations, or ATMs and banks, "said Erick. The community in the regions, villages and Islamic boarding schools, Pertamina's official mini-petrol station Pertashop - was chosen as an alternative business. There is also the Indonesian Sharia Bank (BSI) which is committed to providing support for banking products and services for MSMEs in the pesantren environment / ecosystem, starting from agent Laku Pandai, working capital for business, including if you want to open a Pertashop at the Ministry of BUMN and also the Ek Community Onomi Syariah, we have the same commitment, work together so that the economy of the regional entrepreneurs, who are in rural areas and Islamic boarding schools to be independent and strong. "I appreciate the collaboration of Pertamina, BSI, BPH Migas and also the Sharia Economic Community to work together. shoulder to shoulder and become a catalyst for community economic empowerment, "said the Head of the Sharia Economic Community. Erick hopes that this momentum will be the beginning of other good collaborative efforts. He also hopes that economic empowerment and independence in Islamic boarding schools can become a pillar of the economic strength of sharia and society.