PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The West Java Provincial Government together with Bank Indonesia Java held an exhibition of West Java Creative Works (KKJ). KKJ is a series leading to West Java Crafts Week (PKJB) 2024.

The 2024 KKJ-PKJB Soft Opening was held at the Braga City Walk Atrium Courtyard, BEKEN (Vehicle-Free Braga) area, Saturday (22/6/2024), which also marked the start of the entire KKJ-PKJB series.

The KKJ-PKJB 2024 event will be held for three days, namely on 28-30 June 2024, at the Trans Convention Center and Atrium Mall TSM Bandung.

Herman hopes that the KKJ-PKJB event will have an impact on the economy in West Java.

"Don't just wait for implementation, this must continue at least until the end of 2024, providing a boost to economic growth. This activity is at least one answer and makes it a momentum," he said.

Herman added that MSMEs in West Java must move up a class, from ultra-micro to micro and even medium.

One of them is by asking banks to provide easy credit with low interest so that you don't get caught in online loans (pinjol) or Emok Bank.

"We plan to create cash credit to help the people of West Java. Cheap financing for MSMEs as an effort to prevent people from borrowing from loans and emok banks whose interest rates are suffocating," he said.

Deputy Chief Representative of Bank Indonesia (KPw BI) West Java Muslimin Anwar said that in the third quarter the West Java economy will improve considering that many economic activities will take place in West Java, one of which is the 2024 KKJ-PKJB.

KKJ-PKJB 2024 carries the theme "Synergy to Strengthen the Green Economy, Digital and Inclusive Finance and Investment Climate for Sustainable West Java Economic Independence".

In line with the chosen theme, the aim of the 2024 KKJ-PKJB event is to encourage sustainable West Java economic growth and independence through the green economy, digital finance and financial inclusion.

The entire series of West Java Creative Work synergy activities and the West Java Crafts Week will feature showcasing of premium craft, fashion, culinary and creative industry products from more than 100 of West Java's leading MSMEs.

Apart from that, the event will be enlivened with interactive booths, literacy education sessions to support smart consumers in accessing financial services and payment products, various fashion shows and events that will display in detail West Java's superior products interactively.