Empowered By BRI, Papua Global Spices MSMEs Successfully Exist In International Markets

Papua Global Spices Representative, One of BRI's fostered MSMEs (BRI)

JAKARTA Papua Global Spices, one of BRI's MSMEs from Fakfak, West Papua, has successfully penetrated the international market through various exhibitions and empowerment programs initiated by BRI.

The participation of Papua Global Spices in various national and international events, including in China, has opened up greater opportunities for this business to develop. Through the exhibition, they gain access to potential new buyers who have the potential to increase their business scale.

We are very grateful for this opportunity. With the support of BRI, we were able to introduce typical Indonesian spice products to the global market. This is a big step for us to continue to grow," said Papua Global Spices representative.

As an agent of development, BRI not only provides access to capital for MSME entrepreneurs, but also a comprehensive empowerment ecosystem, such as the Klasterku II program, BUMN House, and LinkUMKM. For information, until the end of 2024 BRI has fostered more than 38,574 business clusters, spanning more than 433,000 MSME entrepreneurs through 54 BUMN houses, as well as connecting 10.6 million users on the LinkUMKM platform.

In addition, through Ultra Micro Holding consisting of BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM, integrated financial services are able to serve more than 183 million deposit customers and 35.9 million debtors with total credit disbursement reaching Rp626.6 trillion.

Regarding the success of Papua Global Spices, BRI Micro Business Director Supari stated that this achievement shows the great potential of small Indonesian business entrepreneurs to compete at the international level.

The success of MSMEs in penetrating the global market shows that small Indonesian business entrepreneurs have great potential to compete at the international level. BRI will continue to provide support, both in terms of capital and coaching, so that more MSMEs can advance to class," he said.

Furthermore, for MSME entrepreneurs who want to pursue a path to success, the founder of Papua Global Spices emphasized three main keys: hard work, courage in stepping up, and honesty. This spirit is in line with BRI's commitment to developing MSMEs to be able to contribute to the national economy and the welfare of the community.

In the future, BRI will continue to support Indonesian MSMEs to be more competitive in the global market by providing various sustainable coaching and assistance programs. This is part of BRI's strategy to strengthen the people's economy and realize wider financial inclusion in the country. (ADV)