Expert Staff to the Governor of North Sumatra (North Sumatra) Suherman said North Sumatra Province has extensive sharia economic potential along with the existence of 252 Islamic boarding schools in the region with the number of educators reaching 7,661 people and 94,888 students and students. The large number of North Sumatran Muslim communities is a potential that can be developed. North Sumatra has 252 Islamic boarding schools with approximately 7,661 teachers, 94,888 students and students. North Sumatra also has 11 sharia businesses that are actively managed by Islamic boarding schools. In that case, he said, the North Sumatra Provincial Government supports programs related to accelerating Islamic economic development in the region.
The North Sumatra Provincial Government has also formed the Regional Committee for Sharia Economy and Finance (KDEKS). The committee has work programs including the development of the halal product industry, the Islamic financial industry, Islamic financial funds and sharia entrepreneurship. Regarding the Launching of Sharia Capital Market Education and Literacy, Suherman hopes that the participants, who are actually missionaries, can make this activity a means of getting to know the Islamic capital market. Director of Finance and Human Resources of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Risa Efendi Rustam appreciated North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi for accepting the capital market industry and taking a role in its development in North Sumatra. In addition, Risa hopes that missionaries can be enlightened by the community, especially regarding the capital market, so that people are not trapped in illegal investments.
