Jokowi's Son-in-law, Mayor Bobby Nasution, Says 200 Medan SMEs Can Be Purchased Through Tokopedia, Shopee Et Al

Mayor of Medan, Bobby Nasution. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The City Government (Pemkot) of Medan, North Sumatra, said that more than 200 units of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the local area were incorporated in the national online market.

"Currently more than 200 SMEs assisted by the Medan City Cooperatives and SMEs Service have joined the market place (online market)," said Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution in response to questions from the PDIP faction of the Medan City DPRD, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, July 28.

He expressed this when giving a memorandum of response to the general view of DPRD factions in the Ranperda concerning the Medan City RPJMD 2021-2026 at the Medan City DPRD Building.

These various SME products are now easy to find, such as Tokopedia, Grab, Gojek, Shopee and several supermarkets in the capital city of North Sumatra Province.

The latest data from the Department of Cooperatives and SMEs of Medan City states that the total number of MSME actors is 1,603 units, including 1,480 micro-enterprises, 112 small-scale businesses and 11 medium-sized businesses.

In addition, his party answered that the slowdown in economic growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on cooperatives and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in this area.

"However, the Medan City Cooperatives and SMEs Service continues to encourage local cooperatives and SMEs to continue to have competitiveness in local and global markets," explained Bobby.