Jakarta, June 21 -- Deputy Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono expressed optimism that President Prabowo Subianto would designate the Red and White Village Cooperatives as a National Strategic Program (PSN).

This initiative is expected to shift the direction and paradigm of the national economic system, from a neoliberal orientation to one that is more pro-people.

At the Cooperative Driving Force event in Brebes, Central Java, on Friday, Juliantono explained that forming these village cooperatives is not solely the responsibility of the Cooperatives Ministry but also involves collaboration among 18 ministries and agencies through a special task force.

The Task Force for the Acceleration of Red and White Village Cooperative Format...