In NTB Jokowi Buys Red Shoes, First Lady Buys Grass Bags From MSMEs

The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, tries shoes from MSME products at the Mandalika Bazaar, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). (ANTARA/HO-Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat/Muchlis Jr.)

NTB - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) bought red shoes with a combination of Sundawa woven fabric produced by the Sentosa Sasak Weaving MSME from Pringgasela Village in the Mandalika Bazaar, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

First Lady Iriana Jokowi, who accompanied the President, also bought two bags made of ketak grass produced by the Mawar Ketak Lombok MSME at the bazaar, according to a statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 13.

At the bazaar, the President and First Lady also approached several outlets for pearl jewelry and woven fabrics.

Furthermore, the President also provided direct cash assistance to several sellers of MSME products, one of which was to sellers of woven fabrics from Sade Village. . The bazaar will become a new tourist destination for tourists visiting Mandalika.

In addition, the existence of the Mandalika Bazaar will become a center for small trade locations in the Mandalika Region. Currently, as many as 287 MSMEs have filled outlets at the Mandalika Bazaar consisting of culinary, small, and micro businesses.

Also accompanying the President and Mrs. Iriana were Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of BUMN Erick Thohir, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Cooperatives and MSMEs Teten Masduki, Governor of West Nusa Tenggara Zulkieflimansyah, and the Field Commander of the 2022 Mandalika MotoGP, Hadi Tjahjanto.