BCA Organizes “Economic Outlook: Remain Optimistic Amid the Pandemic” Webinar for MSMEs

Jakarta, 4 November 2020 – As part of the national financial system, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) continues to provide the best banking services to customers. Not only that, BCA is also committed to providing value added to the Indonesian people, including through its support for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector. This time, BCA demonstrated its commitment through a webinar aimed at customers in the MSME segment. 

The 2020 MSME Webinar, “Economic Outlook: Remain Optimistic Amid the Pandemic”, featured Commissioner of BCA Cyrillus Harinowo as a keynote speaker, Director of BCA Henry Koenaifi, and Chief Economist of BCA David E. Sumual as moderator on Wednesday (04/11). Also attending the webinar was Head of SME and Commercial Business Division of BCA Freddy Iman, Head of SME and Commercial Business Sub-Division Daniel Darmawan and Elvri Tumewah, and Head of BCA Regional Office. The program was followed by 386 enthused participants.

“The Covid-19 pandemic poses challenges to the Indonesian economy, including to the MSME sector. However, as is known, the government continues to promote the National Economic Recovery strategy through various policies. Seeing this, BCA is motivated to organize a webinar to give some insight into the economy outlook in the future as well as its potentials for the MSME players to be more optimistic in welcoming new business opportunities,” explained Henry. 

MSMEs play an important role in Indonesia as the sector remains one of the pillars of the national economy. The 2020 MSME Webinar "Economic Outlook: Remain Optimistic Amid the Pandemic" was held as a form of support for BCA customers, especially the MSME segment, to obtain information about the world economic situation as well as Indonesia. The program is expected to be a reference from which businesses can determine their strategies moving forward.

“The webinar we are holding today serves as a form of BCA’s support for the MSME sector, which will be continuously encouraged to promote the industry amid the recovery process from the Covid-19 pandemic. This resonates with the government’s efforts to rebalance the Indonesian economy. BCA firmly believes that we can pass this difficult time with persistent optimism and determination,” Henry concluded. 

BCA Organizes “Economic Outlook: Remain Optimistic Amid the Pandemic” Webinar for MSMEs – Commissioner of BCA Cyrillus Harinowo (above) and Chief Economist of BCA David E. Sumual (below) during the MSME webinar on Wednesday Rabu (04/11). The 2020 MSME Webinar, which was followed by 386 enthused participants, was held as a form of support for BCA customers, especially in the MSME segment. Under the theme of “Economic Outlook: Remain Optimistic Amid the Pandemic”, the webinar aims to improve insights into the economic outlook and its potentials for the MSME players to be more optimistic in welcoming new business opportunities. BCA will continue its support for the MSME sector amid the recovery process from the Covid-19 pandemic. This resonates with the government’s efforts to rebalance the Indonesian economy.