Indonesian Minister of Cooperatives, Budi Arie Setiadi, said that the government is serious about encouraging the ease of establishing the Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes) in villages.
The Secretary General of the Home Affairs Minister, Tomsi Tohir, is optimistic that the Red and White Village Cooperatives can improve denizes welfare.
President Prabowo Subianto will form an economic activity center in each village called the Red and White Village Cooperative (Koperasi Desa Merah Putih).
