WEBODIGY Business & Finance Journal

JAKARTA – In addition to producing the rupiah currency, Perum Peruri (Peruri) in fact also produces money Nepal and Mauritius, South Africa, who is now in the tendering process.

“Now there are in the tendering process is a coin from Mauritius, Southern Africa,” said Director of Commerce Peruri Gardjito Heru, after the launching of corporate responsibility programs in Peruri, Karawang, West Java, on Thursday (11/3/2010).

Concerning orders or tenders from Mauritius, Gardjito explained, did not make a big Peruri little value, but it is important for Peruri gate to open new markets across Africa. “We tried a strategy to take the African region,” said Gardjito.

However, Gardjito not deny the difficulty to find a new market segment today. “Of course not be easy, the competition is pretty tight now,” said Gardjito.

For that, Gardjito said, Peruri efficiency will continue to do to get lower prices, so they can compete. “Efficiency is doing so that we continue to get low prices. If a low price, of course we can Compete outside,” he said.

But when asked about the value of Mauritius is tendering money, Gardjito looks reluctant to answer. With hesitation, he finally mentioned the tender value is still below Rp50 billion.

“If dirupiahkan, its value is not too large, but the point is if we have entered a country, then to the front we could enter the country around,” he said.

For your information, not just Peruri printing paper money or coins and metals, but also valuable nonuang paper, such as excise ribbon, stamps, stamp, check, land certificates, diplomas, passports, and others.

But to him, Gardjito said, Peruri cooperation with Bank Indonesia will make a paper mill (the paper mill company). Because of all this paper to produce the money in the BI Peruri from local manufacturers and overseas. “There were seven to eight countries through a paper supplier tendering process by BI,” he concluded.