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Introducing ‘Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040’  to the Business Sector in Bali on Monday September 16th 2024. (Photo : Australian Embassy) - 

VOInews, Bali : Australia’s Consulate-General in Bali has introduced ‘Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040’ to the business sector. Australia’s Consul-General in Bali, Jo Stevens, with the President of the Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC) Bali Branch, Ida Bagus Rai Budarsa, hosted a networking event in Bali last week to present this strategy. 

‘Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040’ sets out a practical pathway to increase Australia’s two-way trade and investment with the region. “Deepening trade and investment with Southeast Asia, including with Indonesia, is a high priority for the Australian Government. I am therefore pleased to welcome colleagues from the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to introduce us to ‘Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040’,” said Consul-General Stevens. 

“They are working with Australian investors and Indonesian businesses and government to identify and facilitate investment opportunities, and help us grow and integrate our economies,”Consul-General Stevens added. 

This event featured remarks by Australia’s Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for Indonesia, Stephen Skulley, who outlined the strategy and the role of the Investment Deal Team in Jakarta.

“This initiative aims to support and capture some of the opportunities that the economic growth of Indonesia is providing,” said Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Skulley.

Bringing together the Australian Government’s commercial, finance, and policy capability, the Investment Deal Team will connect Indonesian projects to Australian investors. It will leverage Export Finance Australia’s activities in the region, including the AUD 2 billion Southeast Asia Investment Financing Facility, to support and catalyse greater private sector investment//VOI