20 November 2019

The Faculty of Agriculture of Methodist University of Indonesia (FP UMI) Medan held a public lecture by presenting 4 speakers from entrepreneurs and professionals in their respective fields. The public lecture with the theme “Indonesia's Economic Outlook 2020 & Job Prospects for the Plantation Sector” was held at the FP UMI Medan Hall, Jalan Harmonika / Mining Market II Tanjung Sari, Medan, Friday (11/15/2019) as well as the inauguration of the New Management of the Capital Market Study Group of the Indonesia Stock Exchange Investment Gallery (KSPM GI BEI) UMI Medan.

The four presenters who delivered public lectures in front of around 350 UMI Medan students and capital market activists were Research Analyst Panin Sekuritas, Rendy Wijaya, President Director of Mahkota Group Usli Sarsi, Chairman of Panin Sekuritas Darmin, SE, MBA, CIMBA, and Chairman of IDX KP North Sumatra M Phintor Nasution and moderator Ir. Indrawaty Sitepu, MA and Stenardy.

The public lecture program began with remarks from KSPM GI BEI UMI Medan, then from the Dean of FP UMI Ir. Berton E L Tobing, M.Si and UMI Rector represented by Vice Rector IV Drs. Sevendi Napitupulu, M.Hum.

Sevendi Napitupulu in his speech expressed his appreciation for the implementation of the public lecture on the topic of Indonesia's 2020 economic prospects and Job Prospects for the Plantation Sector which presented presenters from professionals.

“This public lecture will open the discourse and insight of students to know the prospects of investment and prospects for plantations in the future. What is obtained today will hopefully be the best provision in the future,” he said.

After delivering his speech, Vice Rector Sevendi Napitupulu, accompanied by Dean of FP UMI Berton EL Tobing and Head of LPM UMI Dr. Dompak Pasaribu, officially opened the event.

Chairman of the Indonesia Stock Exchange Representative of North Sumatra, M Phintor Nasution invited the Capital Market Study Group to participate in the government program “Yuk Nabung Saham”. This is very important because buying is one way of investing that provides benefits.

Phintor also explained the capital market process that brings buyers and sellers together. The sellers here are companies. They (company owners) sell the company through shares. This is one way to get capital. Meanwhile, investors have capital.

Phintor said the benefits of the capital market can create jobs, investors have money issuers get capital. The state gets taxes from buying and selling shares. “Every day there are 6.2 trillion transactions in North Sumatra,” said Phintor.

Meanwhile, Panin Sekuritas Research Analyst, Rendy Wijaya said that the trade war between China and the United States contributed to affecting CPO prices. He admitted that the policy of the B20 to B30 program in 2020 will affect the increase in CPO prices, judging from the global economic recession and Indonesia's economic growth is still safe. The lowering of interest rates by the US Bank is favorable for Indonesia.

He admitted that domestic economic growth is still stagnant. This can be seen from the consumption sector that has not grown, even though this sector can drive economic growth.​

Enerdy Needs

President Director of Mahkota Group, Usli Sarsi, in the future the need for renewable energy is needed considering that the sources of needs that have been used are running low. “Petroleum continues to decline. While nuclear energy that has been used is considered to pose a great threat to humanity,” said Usli.

Japan, which has been using nuclear energy, is starting to look for renewable energy sources, one of which is palm oil. While solar energy, wind, water and so on are not able to meet the increasing energy needs.

“The need for CPO will continue to be needed. Indonesia is the largest CPO producing country in the world, a great opportunity to increase economic growth. Mahkota Group continues to increase CPO production, one of which is by acquiring oil palm companies,” he said. (rin)