OPOP Expo 2023 Opened, Bank Jatim Launching KUR Syariah
Date: 09 november 2023Categories :
SURABAYA, NOVEMBER 9, 2023. PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk (bankjatim) continues to support the development of the sharia economy in East Java given its considerable potential. With regard to this, on Thursday (9/11) evening, bankjatim together with the East Java Provincial Government has launched KUR Syariah bankjatim in a series of activities opening One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) Expo 2023. Located at the Al-Akbar National Mosque Surabaya, this activity was attended by East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, bankjatim President Director Busrul Iman, and bankjatim Sharia Business SEVP Umi Rodiyah.
Not only launching KUR Syariah, on this occasion, the Governor of East Java together with the President Director of bankjatim also symbolically handed over the distribution of KUR Syariah to several bankjatim debtors. Among others to the UINSA Surabaya Business Center of Rp 500 million, then to the Darul Ulum Tlasih Sidoarjo Islamic Boarding School Cooperative of Rp 50 million, and the last to the Association of 55 Customers of bankjatim Syariah Surabaya Branch of Rp 7 billion.
Busrul explained, access to financing to MSME players must be opened as wide as possible. "Hopefully with the distribution of KUR syariah from bankjatim this can be an endeavor so that MSME players in East Java can go upscale and have an impact on the economic growth of East Java," he explained.
According to Busrul, the Sharia Business Unit (UUS) bankjatim always continues to innovate endlessly to present products that are in accordance with the needs and expectations of the community. UUS bankjatim also plays an active role in supporting the East Java Governor's Nawa Bakti Satya Program, namely Jatim Berdaya. One of them, collaborating with East Java OPOP for the issuance of OPOP co-branding ATM cards, East Java OPOP samsat services, issuance of digital santri cards, and sharia smart laku agent services in East Java Islamic boarding school cooperatives.
In addition, it also actively participates in the development of the sharia economic ecosystem. This is realized through synergy with various institutions. Such as Halal Industrial Park Sidoarjo, East Java Islamic Boarding School Cooperative Cooperation Forum, Indonesian Waqf Board, and other institutions. "We are committed to continuing to establish synergies and collaborations with various parties in order to advance the Islamic economy in East Java and realize community welfare," he said.
Meanwhile, Khofifah said, Islamic boarding schools are now not only transformed as folk education institutions but also as agents of change and community development. Departing from this, through the OPOP program, the East Java Provincial Government encourages the economic independence of pesantren to reduce poverty and unemployment. "OPOP is one of our seriousness in reading the ecosystem inside the pesantren, the ecosystem outside the pesantren and the ecosystem abroad. So that from there we can increase the potential around us," he said.
A variety of events were held to enliven the OPOP Expo 2023 event which is expected to provide information, insight, and education to pesantren-based economic activists. Especially for OPOP members. The event included a curated OPOP member Featured Product Exhibition consisting of Santripreneur, Pesantrenpreneur, and Sosiopreneur. "By organizing this OPOP EXPO exhibition activity in 2023, hopefully more and more people will recognize the superior products of East Java Islamic Boarding Schools," Khofifah added.