Jakarta, Nov. 11 -- The cooperatives and small and medium enterprises sector will be integrated in one law through the Omnibus Law in connection with the creation of jobs, Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Teten Masduki stated.

"The empowerment of cooperatives and MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) will be integrated with job creation in a law," Minister Masduki noted in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained that the unification aimed at the mutual integration of the two programs both in terms of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and job creation. However, in practice, some form of exemption is necessitated for some regulations.

"Hence, we only need exceptions. Several regulations for large and small businesse...