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Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Bambang Soesatyo. (ANTARA/HO-People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR)/pri/ac)

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, Bambang Soesatyo, has urged the government to provide capital support as well as extra coaching and training to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to improve their condition.

Such measures can involve providing them wider access to the market, including through applications or digital platforms, he said.

"(I) urge the government to give support and help to the MSMEs through individuals or cooperatives to increase the competitiveness of the products gradually, until they are ready to compete in the market," he said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He also asked the government to help enhance the human resources capabilities of MSME players to equip them to make better quality products with greater competitiveness, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aside from that, such measures can also help MSME players to gain knowledge about the type and specification of goods or services that are sought after in the market, he said.

He also urged the government to optimize ministry and institution budgets for the purchase of MSME products. (ANTARA)