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        "msgid": "indonesian-government-expands-msme-support-and-poverty-alleviation-programmes-1778579608",
        "date": "2026-05-12 16:30:03",
        "title": "Indonesian government expands MSME support and poverty alleviation programmes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment is broadening initiatives to bolster micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through expanded business loans, the \"1,001 traditional markets\" programme, and enhanced access to venture capital and training subsidies. Coordinating Minister Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar will update President Prabowo Subianto on progress in poverty alleviation, job creation, and the \"SMK Go Global\" initiative to boost overseas employment for vocational graduates from low-income areas, alongside the \"10 million jobs and 10 million upgrades\" programme aimed at fostering MSME growth and a stronger middle class. The government is also intensifying efforts to curb misuse of social assistance funds for online gambling, with violators facing removal from beneficiary lists.",
        "content": "<p>\u2026 we will continue to boost it for our MSMEsJakarta (ANTARA) -\nIndonesia\u2019s Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment is expanding\nprograms to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),\nincluding a \u201c1,001 traditional markets\u201d initiative, wider business loans\nand job creation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin\nIskandar said he was scheduled to report the programs\u2019 progress to\nPresident Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Muhaimin, widely known as Cak Imin, said the report would cover\npoverty alleviation, community empowerment programs, job creation\ntargets and efforts to improve MSME productivity.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the government is also expanding training subsidies and\nimproving access to venture capital financing for MSME operators\nnationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Cak Imin said disbursement of the government-backed People\u2019s Business\nCredit, or KUR, continued to increase and would be further expanded,\nincluding for 1,000 MSMEs in Bali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow, 1,000 MSMEs in Bali will receive KUR,\u201d he said, referring\nto Wednesday, May 13.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also plans to brief the president on the \u201cSMK Go Global\u201d\nprogram, which seeks to expand overseas employment opportunities for\nvocational school graduates, especially from low-income communities.<\/p>\n<p>On poverty reduction, Cak Imin said the government continued\nmonitoring misuse of social assistance funds for online gambling\nactivities.<\/p>\n<p>Recipients found using social aid funds for online gambling would be\nremoved from the beneficiary list, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also preparing a \u201c10 million jobs and 10 million\nupgrades\u201d program to strengthen MSME growth and expand Indonesia\u2019s\nmiddle class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to create jobs, improve incomes and build a stronger middle\nclass through MSME growth,\u201d Cak Imin said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia recruits 5,476 staff for coastal villages\nunder KNMP Program<\/p>\n<p>Related news: President Prabowo says free meal program to create 1.5\nmillion jobs<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Fransiska Ninditya<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-government-expands-msme-support-and-poverty-alleviation-programmes-1778579608",
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