MEASURE Program Access to Community Banks Constrained

Jakarta -although it has been around since 2009, channeling people's business loan programs (CHICK) still have constraints in its implementation. Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Syarief Hasan reveals implementation constraints that limited access distribution MEASURE between banks with the community in the area.

"Banking it's limitations to reach out to that little folk kan kan is extremely limited," said Syarief is found in the Office of the Kemenko Economy, the path Field Bull, Jakarta, Wednesday (15/8/2012).

To that end, the Community requested that Syarief has also actively obtaining information related to this CHICK CHICK so community can be utilized to its full potential.

"Yes people should be more actively communicating with banking. If people were always waiting for ya might be a little difficult for them, "he explained.

Regarding the realization of the CHICK, Sharif said the Government has been funneling business loan (MEASURE) of Rp 19 trillion, up to end of July 2012.

"Rp 19 trillion to 2012 till July 30 yesterday," said

Sharif added the realization that higher channeling CHICK compared to the same period last year.

"This is one semester only 63 percent we've achieved," he asserts.

The Government is targeting 2012 MEASURE of Rp 30 trillion. The Target is up 50% over 2011 which is Rp 20 trillion. Until may 2012, there are seven national banks that have been funneling CHICK that BNI, BRI, Bank Mandiri, Bank Bukopin, BTN, Bank Syariah Mandiri, and Bank BNI Syariah.

(nia/dru)