Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) aims to fully restore flood-affected businesses across three Sumatra provinces within one year through a specialized recovery initiative launched Tuesday.
Minister Maman Abdurrahman introduced the "Bangkit MSME Clinic" during a visit to Aceh Tamiang, explaining that the program will map affected businesses through March 2026 before deploying financial aid, debt restructuring, and fresh capital.
“Led by regional governments, this clinic is tasked with managing financing services by ensuring that recorded MSMEs with outstanding bank loans receive loan relaxation and sufficient business capital,” Abdurrahman said in a statement on Wednesday.
The program will operate out of eight locations across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, namely, Banda Aceh, Pidie, North Aceh, Aceh Tamiang, Pidie Jaya, Medan, Central Tapanuli, and Padang.
Beyond financial relief, the clinics will provide production equipment to help stalled businesses resume operations and serve as hubs to market local products to wider audiences.
The minister believes these measures are essential to reviving economic activity in regions devastated by recent flooding.
In Aceh Tamiang, the government has already moved to reactivate the Kuala Simpang Morning Market. To facilitate immediate trade, 140 aid tents have been deployed as temporary stalls, with plans to add 200 more to accommodate more vendors.
