Silver Made by artisans who are members of the Bantul Foreign Exchange Village program, Yogyakarta, in demand by delegates from various countries who attended the G20 meeting. Foreign Exchange Village is an ongoing assistance program by the Financing Institution Export Indonesia (LPEI) to business actors and the development of superior commodities of an area with the ultimate goal export.
This foreign exchange village production craft has been exported to the Netherlands, America and England. LPEI Executive Director Rijani Tirtoso said the Foreign Exchange Village program is one form of financial inclusion provided by LPEI as an extension of the government's hand to MSMEs, especially those who are export-oriented in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Foreign Exchange Village Program is expected to be a reference for other regions and commodities in Indonesia and can help the National Economic Recovery program," said Rijani, Wednesday (2/16/2022). The G-20 meeting in Jakarta will discuss various world financial issues and challenges, including Financial Inclusion: Digital and SMEs. Secretary of The G20 Finance Track Pokja Rudy Rahmaddi said, the G20 Presidency became an event for Indonesia to show the diversity of culture and craft of the country to the world.
One of them is through the implementation of G20 Presidential Finance Track activities throughout February 2022. "We want to provide the benefits and impact of the G20 meeting on the local economy whether it has to do with MSMEs and including local culture, that's what we want to achieve as well," rudy said.
Rudy explained that the organizing committee has prepared MSME outlets that show the variety of Indonesian crafts that are environmentally friendly such as batik, silver accessories, to wood and plant waste crafts.
Then also prepared a puppet Blenchong performance, social programs such as running and bicycles with the theme kampung Betawi, extension of the history of GBK stadium, introducing keroncong songs, to the giving of souvenirs typical of Indonesian MSMEs such as weaving and coffee.