JakCloth X Hijabmarket 2022 held at JCC Senayan, Central Jakarta, which is an annual event usually held ahead of Eid al-Fitr, was officially opened by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, on Friday (4/22).

We in Jakarta are grateful that you hold an event that is important for the movement of the economy

According to him, the event could have an impact on the economic movement in Jakarta.

"We in Jakarta are grateful that you hold an event that is important for the movement of the economy, where the nation's work is facilitated and the market is also prepared to grow and develop. Hope it will become even bigger and a positive trend. We surely support, facilitate it, and are grateful to hear that there are more than 220 booths involved here," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release, Friday (4/22).

He explained that MSMEs were one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. It was expected to become a revival of MSMEs in the field of clothing and hijab thus they could reach various groups, both young and old.

"After the event is done, I ask for the help of MSMEs to help market their products thus they are more developed in producing works and expanding their market access," he added.

The Jakarta administration has also taken an active role in encouraging the development of MSMEs through the Jakpreneur program. Jakpreneur is a program that provides business development facilities through the stages of registration, training, mentoring, licensing, marketing, financial reporting, to capital.

The program is also noted to have embraced many MSMEs in Jakarta. Until April 2022, more than 307,000 MSMEs have joined it. For further information about Jakpreneur, please visit the Jakpreuner.jakarta.go.id website.