KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH DALAM PENINGKATAN KAPASITAS UMKM KALA MENGHADAPI RESESI GLOBAL

Abstract

Today, the government predicts that in the near future there will be a global economic recession. The essential view of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which have helped strengthen the people's economy by creating jobs, increasing foreign exchange, equalizing the economy in both villages and cities, must be linked to schemes and regulations from the government so that the role of MSMEs can be increased. The scale of MSME business actors reaches 99 percent of the businesses that support the Indonesian economy, and MSME participation in GDP also reaches 60.5 percent. The purpose of this research is to evaluate or study policies issued by the government in increasing the capacity of SMEs when facing a global recession. The research method used is qualitative research with a type of literature study in the form of government policies, as well as a normative and socio-economic approach. The results of this study found that SMEs as a supporting factor related to the release of the Indonesian state from the brink of recession, seen from the GDP, SMEs contributed 61.07%. The rapid development of MSMEs in Indonesia, the Government has a policy of trying to run the People's Business Credit (KUR) program and Expansion of Indonesian Product Exports through the ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD), besides that the government is also running the Proud Made in Indonesia National Movement (Gernas BBI) program with the aim improve the Indonesian economy.