Hitting the ground running at entrepreneur ministry
Steven Sim developed a powerful reputation in the ministry of human resources as someone who gets things done.
He did it through direct engagement with people on the ground and a focus on pragmatic policy initiatives such as the increase in the minimum wage and structural reforms, including 24-hour insurance coverage for workers and the ground-breaking Gig Economy Act.
His recent media release signals that this confidence and determination will follow him to his new role at the ministry of entrepreneur and cooperatives development — “… on my first day at work as the new minister — no time to waste, no flowery language, no ceremony, no jamuan, just straight to the jugular.”
He announced three decisions within the first hour of his first day at work. First an interest-free loan repayment moratorium from seven agencies in the ministry for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives affected by flood disasters nationwide.
Second, an increase in microcredit…
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