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        "id": 1518086,
        "msgid": "20-nations-to-join-cooperatives-expo-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-06-17 00:00:00",
        "title": "20 nations to join cooperatives expo",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "20 nations to join cooperatives expo JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 20 nations will join 500 cooperatives and small enterprises in an exhibition in Jakarta next month marking the half century of Indonesian cooperatives. President Soeharto is scheduled to open The International Small Enterprises Exhibition '97, Director General for Small Enterprises Anwar Supriyadi said here yesterday. It will be held from July 14 to July 18 at the Jakarta Convention Center.",
        "content": "<p>20 nations to join cooperatives expo<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Representatives of 20 nations will join 500<br>\ncooperatives and small enterprises in an exhibition in Jakarta<br>\nnext month marking the half century of Indonesian cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>President Soeharto is scheduled to open The International<br>\nSmall Enterprises Exhibition '97, Director General for Small<br>\nEnterprises Anwar Supriyadi said here yesterday. It will be held<br>\nfrom July 14 to July 18 at the Jakarta Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>He said about 50 foreign cooperative associations would<br>\nparticipate, including representatives of the United States,<br>\nCanada, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines,<br>\nIndia, China, Egypt, Myanmar, France, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Iran and<br>\nBurkina Faso.<\/p>\n<p>\"Through the exhibition, local cooperatives and small<br>\nenterprises are expected to make comparative studies with foreign<br>\nparticipants and forge an international business network,\" Anwar<br>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will provide a complete overview of the<br>\ndevelopment of Indonesian cooperatives in the past 50 years, he<br>\nsaid, adding that it was also expected to attract the business<br>\ncommunity to invest in Indonesia through cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>Data of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises<br>\nshows there were more than 48,300 cooperatives operating in<br>\nIndonesia last year, with membership reaching 27 million.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, which is organized by the Indonesian Business<br>\nCooperatives, PT Rekka Mandiri Ekayasa Media and PT Tridana Sakti<br>\nunder sponsorship of the Yayasan Tiara Indah Foundation, will<br>\ncost around Rp 2.4 billion (US$1 million).<\/p>\n<p>Funding would be collected from sponsors and participants,<br>\nAnwar said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises would help<br>\nfinance the transportation and accommodation of participants from<br>\nrural areas, he said. \"Otherwise, many of them could not afford<br>\nto participate in the exhibition.\"<\/p>\n<p>Business representatives, government officials, members of<br>\nbusiness and professional associations and academicians are<br>\nexpected to be among the projected 50,000 visitors. (jsk)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/20-nations-to-join-cooperatives-expo-1447893297",
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