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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The rebuilding of the total PSBB in DKI Jakarta, which was decided by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, was very surprising to the business players. One of them is an entrepreneur who runs a mall or shopping center that has only been renovating its operations for more than two months during the transition.
“We are all in shock,” President of the Indonesian Mall Management Association (APPBI) Ellen Hidayat told CNBC Indonesia on Wednesday (9/9).
The decision of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, was forced to apply large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) for total panic among businessmen. This is because many sectors are not allowed to do commercial activities, except for the 11 sectors that have been allowed.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of DKI Jakarta (Kadin), Diana Dewi, also expressed the same. She was concerned that the repercussions were far away.
“As entrepreneurs, all of you panic. Due to the conditions there are new sectors to carry out operations. If they have to stop they are not prepared. They are concerned that of the 11 sectors that are allowed the plan will be reviewed. This will be a drag on them, “he said. to CNBC Indonesia, Thursday (9/10).
The Vice President of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Aprindo), Fernando Repi, said that communication with the provincial government of DKI Jakarta continues. This includes sending a formal protest letter regarding the closure of modern stores, such as shopping malls.
“By verbally communicating with the Economic Assistant, the Governor of Pak. I have seen since yesterday that his intention is to give modern retailers the opportunity to operate,” he told CNBC Indonesia on Thursday (9/10).
This belief arises because the impact of losses due to the closure of modern retail will be very great. He admitted that the second total PSBB in DKI Jakarta had a greater impact than the total PSBB since last April.
“Just for simulations, the first PSBB grew -5.4% so far. Now this is about to come back all of a sudden, it hit again. Although it is just Jakarta, but you are concerned that it will spread to the regions. It could be Surabaya or others.” he said.
From the real estate sector, Intiland’s corporate secretary, Theresia Rustandi, told CNBC Indonesia that basically businessmen support the government’s plan to control the pandemic.
However, it must be admitted that conditions in the property market are still quite difficult this year. Together with the policy of social restriction, it is estimated that it will cause a decrease in sales.
Theresia explained that the Covid-19 pandemic had a major impact on the company’s financial performance in the first half of this year. Above all, the slowdown in sales of apartments and offices or high-rise buildings.
“The most important thing is that we must face it well together. Cooperation, have the same sense of crisis. The government, the private sector, the society must be equal and support each other,” he told CNBC Indonesia on Thursday (10/9/2020) .
The president of the DPD Indonesian Indigenous Entrepreneurs Association (HIPPI), DKI Jakarta Sarman Simanjorang, estimates that it will take a long time for the economy to work again.
“The recovery is likely to start early next year, but it will also start. Usually it will only be in the second half of next year. This means that in between it can start to get back to normal,” said Sarman, who is also vice president. from the Advisory Council of the DKI Jakarta Chamber of Commerce and Industry to CNBC Indonesia, on Thursday (10/9).
However, he stressed that it could happen if the management of Covid-19 was done well. So that the positive number of Covid-19 can go down, although it must be slow. On the other hand, the hope of avoiding a recession can be difficult.
“Now entering September. PSBB will tighten through late September, early October. That is why we strongly suspect that we are entering a recession on our doorstep. We predict that third-quarter economic growth will still contract. The only hope is That the contraction is not too deep. That means yesterday. Hopefully 5.32 have a hope of -2 or better, “he said.
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