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Azwar Anas, Head of Sub-Division of the City Economy at Economy and
Finance Bureau of Jakarta Secretariat.
Increase in Small Business’ Credit Absorption
During Pandemic Time
ince the COVID-19 pandemic of Sub-Division of the City Economy at karta contributed almost 18.10% for
hit Jakarta, numbers of busi- Economy and Finance Bureau of Ja- the national economic growth.
Sness owners get the impact, karta Secretariat, Azwar Anas.
including the Micro, Small and Me- What are the sectors that contributed
dium Enterprises (UMKM). Many has How do you see the economy in Ja- in supporting the city’s economy?
been forced to stop their operation. karta during this pandemic time?
As to save the lives of UMKM, num- The most highest contribution
bers of stimulus packages are being In the first quarter of 2020, Jakar- come from trade industry, which de-
set by the Provincial Government of ta economy still grew high by around 5 livered growth by 16.60%. The second
Jakarta. What does the packages con- percent. In fact, the contribution that most contributing is processing indus-
sist of? Read on to see our interview Jakarta made has been so far higher try which delivered 11.62% and finan-
and webinar discussion with the Head than all of the other 33 provinces. Ja- cial sector 11.82%. It’s interesting to
