Remind MSME Mothers To Be Financial Disciplined, Erick Thohir: Don't Just Profit A Little Directly Consumptively

SOE Minister Erick Thohir. (photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - SOE Minister Erick Thohir reminded MSME actors to be financially disciplined regarding the loans they get for doing business.

"We have to remind MSMEs to be financially disciplined, where to work capital for business and which to eat. Sometimes in the end only a little profit is used for consumptive things. This must be disciplined in MSMEs," said Erick Thohir in a discussion quoted by Antara. , Saturday 19 February.

The Minister of SOEs advised the mothers of customers of PT Permodalan Nasional Madani Fostering a Prosperous Family Economy (PNM Mekaar), to remind them that the business loans they received should not be used for consumptive purposes and only for working capital for their businesses.

This is because if the loan is spent on consumptive things, the loan money they get will not rotate.

"Debt for productive things is okay, but debt for consumptive things is dangerous," said Erick Thohir.

Previously, SOE Minister Erick Thohir appreciated the mothers of customers of PT Permodalan Nasional Madani Fostering a Prosperous Family Economy (PNM Mekaar) which succeeded in opening 7.1 jobs in villages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Erick Thohir said that the Mekaar Mothers Program, which previously had 5.6 million customers, now has 12.7 million customers, an increase of 7.1 million customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"When in urban areas they let go of employees, in villages there are 7.1 million jobs, because each mother of Mekaar customers creates one job," said Erick.

The Minister of SOEs expressed his appreciation to the people who have succeeded in opening up job opportunities so that they can help other communities during the current pandemic.