Jakarta Globe, Eko Prasetyo, September 01, 2016
Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and first lady Iriana welcomed Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (01/09), who came as an inclusive finance special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General.
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| President Joko Widodo and first lady Iriana welcome Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to Jakarta's State Palace on Thursday (01/09). (State Palace Press Photo) |
Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and first lady Iriana welcomed Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday (01/09), who came as an inclusive finance special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General.
President
Jokowi and Queen Máxima discussed financial inclusion plans for Indonesia which
the Queen will coordinate with the UN, World Bank and other major institutions.
The
president said during her visit to Indonesia Queen Máxima had inspected the
implementation of student bank accounts and e-warung cooperatives selling
staple foods.
The
president and the queen also discussed measures to provide banking access to
small businesses, farmers and fishermen.
Targeting
Indonesian youth
Queen
Máxima said the UN is committed to assist in fintech, or financial technology,
innovations initiated by young Indonesians.
"The
queen met with young entrepreneurs who have produced many fintech applications
and software. She selected two of them to participate in financial development
[projects] to accelerate fintech in Indonesia," Jokowi said.
The
government has also instructed Indonesian financial institutions to support
micro businesses development to encourage economic growth.
"I
applaud the Indonesian government's decision to put financial inclusion as one
of the Nawa Cita [Jokowi's seven development goals]," the queen said.
Queen
Máxima's visit was a follow-up to Jokowi's earlier visit to the Netherlands on
Apr. 22.
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Queen
Máxima of the Netherlands speaks at the signing of a memorandum of
understanding between Financial Services Authority (OJK) chairman Muliaman
Hadad and the UN Development Programme's Indonesia director Christophe Bahuet
during the Indonesia Fintech Festival and Conference in Serpong, Tangerang,
on
Aug, 30.(JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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