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Diplomatic Forum held by Voice of Indonesia in Bali - 

Voice of Indonesia again held the 44th Diplomatic Forum in Bali with the theme "MSMEs are agents of transformation for the Balinese economy". After the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy in Bali began to rise because the tourism industry and MSMEs, which were the backbone of Bali's economy, were again excited.

Research conducted by the Institute for Economic and Community Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI) in 2020 noted that the three provinces with the highest increase in the number of business actors on one of the e-commerce platforms, during the pandemic were Bali with an online transaction index of 66.2 percent.

In his speech, the Director of Voice of Indonesia, Soleman Yusuf, Wednesday (02/11/22) said that Voice of Indonesia held a Diplomatic forum with the theme to find out the efforts of Bali MSME actors who are not only the backbone of the economy in Bali but also the Indonesian economy.

"Through the theme "MSMEs are agents of transformation for the Balinese economy", Voice of Indonesia is here to find out the economic development of MSME actors in Bali, which are the backbone of the nation's economy", Soleman Yusuf said.

In addition to the Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises, the Governor of Bali, Foreign Representatives in Bali, as well as IJMKM practitioners and Associations in Bali. Diplomatic forum also invites students from several universities in Bali so that they know the meaning of diplomacy.

"As the second bastion of Indonesia's diplomacy, we present the Diplomatic Forum program which is able to strengthen Indonesia's bilateral relations with various countries in the world. This forum also opens opportunities for Indonesia's young generation to know the meaning of diplomacy", Soleman added//VOI