据路透社报道，印尼一位高级部长周一表示，在该倡议启动缓慢之后，印尼政府预计将向国有银行拨款120亿美元，以启动其在全国建立8万个农村合作社的旗舰计划。“红白合作社”计划旨在刺激农村经济增长，在村级创造就业机会。这是普拉博沃·苏比安托总统将经济增长率从目前的5%左右提高到8%的战略的关键部分，这是他在去年总统选举中竞选时的目标。负责该合作项目的高级部长Zulkifli Hasan表示：“这些资金现在可以在国有银行获得。”他指出，自7月该计划启动以来，进展缓慢。上周，财政部长Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa向五家国有银行存入了200万亿印尼盾（122亿美元）的政府资金，指定这些资金专门用于贷款目的。
The Indonesian government expects the USD 12 billion it has allocated to state-owned banks to jumpstart its flagship plan to establish 80 thousand village cooperatives nationwide, following a sluggish start to the initiative, a senior minister said on Monday, as reported by Reuters. The "Red and White Cooperatives" program is designed to stimulate rural economic growth and create jobs at the village level. It forms a key part of President Prabowo Subianto’s strategy to boost economic growth to 8%, up from the current rate of around 5%—a goal he campaigned on during last year’s presidential election. “The money is now available at state banks,” said Zulkifli Hasan, the senior minister overseeing the cooperative program, noting the slow progress since the plan’s launch in July. Last week, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa deposited IDR 200 trillion (USD 12.2 billion) of government funds with five state banks, designating the funds specifically for lending purposes.
