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The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Business Performance of Savings and Loan Cooperatives: Empirical Study of the Early Period in Indonesia

bySuwandi S. Hardjo; Ahmad Zabadi

Published May 21, 2026  •  Vol. 11, Issue 4, pp. 147–155Open Access
DOI: 10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11050010

Abstract

This study is carried out to show the impact of COVID-19 on business performance and resilience characteristics of savings and loan cooperatives during the early stages of the pandemic's declaration in Indonesia. Furthermore, this study focuses on savings and loan cooperatives in the food, batik craft/industry, and tourism clusters. The results show that (1) there are contractive (decreasing) and expansive (increasing) impacts of the pandemic during its early period on the business performance of savings and loan cooperatives in terms of assets, capital, volume, collectability, and profit surplus. (2) Contractive impacts are observed in the tourism and food clusters, while normal-expansive impacts are reported in the batik craft/industry cluster. (3) The resilience response characteristics include uncontrollable and well-controllable cooperatives.

Keywords: Impact, COVID-19 Pandemic, Savings and Loan Cooperatives, Business Clusters.

JournalInternational Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS)
ISSN2454-6194
Volume / IssueVolume 11, Issue 4
Pages147–155
Publication dateMay 21, 2026
DOI10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11050010
PublisherRSIS International
LicenseOpen Access

How to cite this article

Suwandi S. Hardjo, & Ahmad Zabadi (2026). The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Business Performance of Savings and Loan Cooperatives: Empirical Study of the Early Period in Indonesia. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), 11(4), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11050010

BibTeX

@article{Suwandi2026,
  title   = {The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Business Performance of Savings and Loan Cooperatives: Empirical Study of the Early Period in Indonesia},
  author  = {Suwandi S. Hardjo and Ahmad Zabadi},
  journal = {International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS)},
  volume  = {11},
  number  = {4},
  pages   = {147--155},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.51584/IJRIAS.2026.11050010},
  publisher = {RSIS International}
}