Small-scale industries

Small-scale industries

From Merdeka

Indonesia can indeed be proud of the fast economic growth in the past decade. Our economy seems to have been able to follow the rhythm of globalization.

But, even though greatly pleased by the convincing economic growth, the government should not forget the role of the small- scale industries because they also contribute to the progress of the national economy. These small- and medium-scale businesses have been complaining about the government's lack of attention to their fate. Many of them are likely to face bankruptcy like the small-scale textile businesses.

It would be fair if the government provided facilities for the small-scale businessmen like it does to large-scale entrepreneurs, in order to enable them to stand on their own feet.

RIDWAN GANDASASTRA

Bogor, West Java