President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reaffirmed the commitment to make the Islamic economic system as a national agenda since the system was able to withstand the economic turmoil the world .
" This Economy ( sharia ) is not easy to be a bubble or what is known as the bubble economy , " said President Yudhoyono in Jakarta National Monument Field on Sunday , when launched the Movement of Islamic Economics ( gres! ) .
According to the President , Islamic economic system avoid speculative financing or exploitation of financial markets , environment and social life , just for the sake of economic benefit owners of capital .
Through sharing system , the president added , eliminating the distance between Islamic economics and finance sector the real sector .
" In other words , the development of the financial sector is a reflection of the progress of the real sector , " he said .
Therefore , the president judge , Islamic finance is needed to expand financial inclusion of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs ) .
The presence of social funds in the typical Islamic economic system , such as zakat , infaq , and charity , according to the President also complement the social safety net system that already exists.
" Through it the poor and the poor can be empowered and dimandirikan line with the national development movement , " he said ,
The President also invited the Islamic economic actors to play a role in the acceleration and expansion of infrastructure in the country through MP3EI program that has reached more than Rp 737 trillion ,
On that occasion, the President , accompanied by Governor of Bank Indonesia Agus Martowardojo also delivered one of the biggest challenges of Islamic economic growth is still low understanding of Islamic finance , especially the universalization of values into the spirit of the Islamic financial system as well as applicable forms of the concept .
But he hopes the recognition will more easily remember the actual values in the Islamic economy have in common with local values . President exemplifies the concept maro ( which means dividing the two ) and mapat ( which means dividing four ) .
President appreciates the brand ! as an effort to improve the nation's self-reliance and resilience to face the global economic turmoil by strengthening the Islamic economic system .
He also asked the ministries and government agencies to pay more attention to the development of Islamic finance , including through the involvement of the Islamic finance industry , as well as curriculum development and teaching of economics Islamic financial system .
The President also expressed his support to the effort of making Indonesian Islamic economic blueprint which is in line with the medium-term development plans and long-term development as well as the MP3EI .
Meanwhile, in an attempt to boost Islamic finance industry , the government has also done a number of things , such as by providing the necessary legal framework for the development of the Islamic financial industry .
A number of legal protection , among others, Law no. 19 of 2008 on state sukuk , Law no. 21 of 2008 concerning Islamic banking , and Law no . 42 of 2009 related to taxation .
Since 2008 , the government through the Ministry of Finance regularly publishes sukuk to support the Islamic financial market deepening .
While the Ministry of Religious Affairs also continues to improve the professionalism of the management of funds Haj through sharia management instruments and continue to encourage the management of zakat cash better .
Accompanied the President in the event , among others, Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono , State Secretary Sudi Silalahi and Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali .
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