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        "id": 1882063,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-cooperatives-to-develop-mosque-cooperatives-with-mes-and-dmi-1785052353",
        "date": "2026-07-26 14:23:18",
        "title": "Ministry of Cooperatives to Develop Mosque Cooperatives with MES and DMI",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Cooperatives is partnering with the Islamic Economic Society (MES) and the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) to establish mosque-based cooperatives aimed at strengthening the economic independence of the Muslim community. The initiative, which also involves Baznas, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Danantara, seeks to transform mosques into centres of economic activity beyond their traditional religious role. Minister Ferry Juliantono urged MES regional leaders to move beyond literacy programmes and focus on developing productive real sectors and connecting Muslim entrepreneurs with capital.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Cooperatives is building\ncollaboration with various parties, including the Islamic Economic\nSociety (MES) and the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI), to develop\nmosque-based cooperatives as an effort to strengthen the community\u2019s\neconomy.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono, quoted from his official\nstatement in Jakarta on Sunday, said the initiative also involves the\nNational Zakat Agency (Baznas), the Ministry of Religious Affairs and\nDanantara.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the synergy aims to operate cooperative units\nwithin mosque areas so that mosques function not only as places of\nworship, but also possess business entities capable of driving the\ncommunity\u2019s economic independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalaysia is also developing mosque cooperatives. President Prabowo\nwants mosques to be not only places of worship, but also to have\nbusiness entities that make mosques more self-reliant and able to unlock\nthe potential of the community,\u201d he said during the inauguration of the\nWest Java regional MES board and a national seminar in Bandung on\nSaturday (25\/7).<\/p>\n<p>Ferry, who is also the Daily Chairman of MES, asked the regional MES\nboards to no longer focus solely on Islamic economic literacy\nactivities, but to also become directly involved in developing\nproductive real sectors.<\/p>\n<p>He also asked each regional MES board to inventory Muslim\nentrepreneurs in their respective areas in order to help open access to\ncapital while strengthening business capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Regional MES boards are also expected to become nodes driving the\nIslamic economy by connecting government, businesses, academics, Islamic\nboarding schools, financial institutions, communities and various other\nstakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>On that occasion, Ferry also touched on the role of the Red and White\nVillage\/Neighbourhood Cooperatives (KDKMP) as the distribution\ninfrastructure for subsidised goods and social assistance at the village\nlevel.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, strengthening KDKMP alongside the active\ninvolvement of organisations such as MES can broaden economic equity and\ncreate jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Assistant for Economy and Development at the West Java\nProvincial Regional Secretariat Sumasna said the regional government\nhopes MES can take on a strategic role as a bridge connecting\ngovernment, regulators, businesses, academics and Islamic boarding\nschools in developing the Islamic economy.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the West Java regional MES Hari Maksum said the 2024-2029\nboard will run four priority programmes, namely the MES Endowment Fund,\ngreen economic development, improvement of Islamic economic literacy and\ninclusion, and community empowerment.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-cooperatives-to-develop-mosque-cooperatives-with-mes-and-dmi-1785052353",
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