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Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between  ASEAN and European Union can contribute to develop Small Medium Enterprises -SMEs. Minister of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita disclosed that FTA between ASEAN and European Union can contribute to develop SMEs and to handle negative campaign on palm oil. The input was affirmed when leading Indonesian delegation in consultation of the 16th ASEAN Economic Ministers’–European Union (AEM-EU) Trade Commissioner in Singapore on Friday (2/3). The subject in the meeting was to strengthen cooperation in the two regions. In the consultation,  the implementation plan of the negotiation between ASEAN and European Union was also discussed. Minister Enggartiasto emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two regions and the need for more comprehensive discussion about the agreement in FTA of the two regions. Before the meeting of ASEAN and UE consultation, Minister Enggartiasto conducted  bilateral meeting with EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström. Both Minister Enggartiasto and Commissioner Cecilia appreciated the improvement which had been agreed on the negotiation of the 4th Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) on February 19 until 23 in Surakarta, Central Java and especially, UE promised to give attention to Indonesia’s palm oil.

Indonesia reaches $9.1 million dollars in Gulfood exhibition. Indonesia participated in the Gulfood exhibition in Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on February 18 until 22. During the exhibition, the total transaction from Indonesia reached $9.1 million dollars. Head of Indonesian Trade Promotion Center Dubai, Heny Rusmiyati through press release received by Voice of Indonesia explained that Indonesian Consulate General in  Dubai cooperated with Indonesia Trade Promotion Center Dubai to facilitate and to meet the Indonesian entrepreneurs with buyers at Gulfood. Gulfood is one of the biggest food and beverage industrial exhibitions in the world. As many as 22 Indonesian companies participated in the Gulfood exhibition. The products, which were displayed by Indonesian companies, consisted of various finished food products or raw materials of food making, such as palm oil and its derivatives, biscuits, instant noodle, kinds of beverages, jelly candy, canned tuna, and cheese packing. Visitors who came to Indonesian stand, were from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Egypt, India, China, Algeria, Kenya, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Togo, and Russia.

Oil from Indonesia penetrates Australian market. Through Melbourne, oil Fastron PT. Pertamina Lubricants penetrates Australian market. President Director of PT. Pertamina Lubricants, Supriyanto D.H. explained that currently, his office has distributor of PT. Pertamina Lubricants products in  Australia, which has base in Melbourne. To more dominate market, the company opened PT. Pertamina Lubricants branch office in Sydney on Friday, March 2nd. Indonesian Consulate General in Melbourne supported the branch office and disclosed that the office will strengthen marketing of Indonesian products in Australia which has been initiated by the Indonesian Consulate General in Melbourne as a concrete form of economic diplomacy. The export opportunities will open larger, and will increase the trade balance for Indonesia.