Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Minister Maman Abdurrahman asked MSME players to also focus on meeting domestic demand, with a potential market of 280 million people, in addition to targeting export markets.

"Export is one of MSMEs' targets, but the domestic market should not be overlooked," he said as quoted from his ministry's press statement here on Wednesday.

According to him, the Ministry of MSMEs is currently seeking to tackle the issue of imported products flooding the domestic market. Protection measures have become a main focus to secure the growth of MSMEs.

Abdurrahman affirmed that there are several efforts that can be made to ensure MSME players can contribute more to the economy.

He noted ...