Large groups promise partnership with small-medium enterprises<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Fifty large Indonesian business groups have
\nvoiced their readiness to join the so-called Jimbaran Club in
\nfostering partnerships with small and medium enterprises,
\nMinister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto
\nTjakrawerdaya said.<\/p>\n
"The owners of the 50 groups have wanted to meet us to talk
\nabout partnerships. We will examine their ability and commitment
\ntowards nurturing small businesses," Subiakto said after
\nattending Monday's ministerial coordination meeting.<\/p>\n
Subiakto declined to disclose the names of the 50 groups which
\nwant help develop small businesses and cooperatives, saying he
\nwould reveal their identities only after they had made
\nsignificant commitments.<\/p>\n
The Jimbaran Club currently comprises of more than 40 large
\nbusiness groups, including the Astra, Bakrie, Barito, Ciputra,
\nDharmala, Djajanti, Gemala, Humpuss, Lippo, Napan, Salim,
\nSoedarpo and Sandratex groups.<\/p>\n
In an informal meeting in Jimbaran, Bali, last year, the
\ngroups pledged their commitment towards helping small businesses
\nthrough various programs, including partnerships, worth Rp 2.9
\ntrillion (US$1.23 billion).<\/p>\n
Subiakto said the realization of those commitments has been
\ntoo slow because "some executives of business groups involved in
\nJimbaran have not yet attended Pancasila workshops".<\/p>\n
He announced that the government was planning to hold a
\nworkshop on Pancasila -- Indonesia's five guiding philosophical
\nprinciples -- for executives of Jimbaran's business groups to
\nfacilitate the implementation of their partnership commitments.<\/p>\n
The government has already conducted similar activities for
\nbusiness leaders involved in the Jimbaran Club. (rid)<\/p>",
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