Medan (ANTARA) \u2013 Medan Mayor Rico Tri Putra Waas said all central\ngovernment programmes, including the Red and White Village\/Urban Ward\nCooperatives programme, would continue to be optimised in the city under\nhis leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe fully support all central government programmes, including the\nRed and White Village\/Urban Ward Cooperatives,\u201d Rico Waas said in Medan\non Monday.<\/p>\n
He said implementation of the programme in Medan was still under\nway.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Medan Office of Cooperatives, SMEs,\nIndustry and Trade, only 18 of the city\u2019s 151 Red and White\nVillage\/Urban Ward Cooperatives are currently operating.<\/p>\n
Although the number is relatively low, Waas said the implementation\nprocess would be reviewed.<\/p>\n
He said the city government would improve coordination with relevant\npolicymakers to optimise the programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is still in progress, and we hope it will run optimally,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Waas said he was confident that all central government programmes\nwould be implemented successfully because they benefited all sections of\nsociety.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood programmes can certainly be implemented well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Medan Cooperatives, Micro and Small Businesses, Industry and Trade\nOffice head Hendra Ridho previously said the city government was taking\nvarious steps to speed up the programme\u2019s operation.<\/p>\n
He said the city would provide institutional support, train\ncooperative managers and help participants develop business plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also support the strengthening of business partnerships,\nincluding with Bulog and local small and medium-sized enterprises,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/medan-mayor-red-and-white-village-urban-ward-cooperatives-programme-to-be-optimised-1793080454", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }