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February
Indonesian Government to Open New Markets and Products
Written by Ani Hasanah
The government of Indonesia is pursuing the value of Indonesia's exports lagging behind Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam by opening new export markets and new products. This was affirmed by Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita after meeting Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Vice President's Office in Jakarta on Monday. Minister Enggartiasto said that the increase in exports is still palm and coal. While new products in manufacturing such as automotive engines are exported to new destinations such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and a number of countries in Africa.February
Peace Is Prerequisite To Develop Afghan Economy: Indonesian VP
Written by Nouvarah Ahdiba
The creation of peace in Afghanistan is a prerequisite to the improvement of the country`s economy, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said. Kalla made the remarks while receiving a delegation of Afghanistan`s High Peace Council (HPC) at the Vice Presidential office here, Monday evening.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who was also present at the meeting, said the vice president briefed the Afghan delegation on the Indonesian government`s commitment to create peace in Afghanistan.
"Mr. Vice President has stated that peace is a prerequisite to doing other things. So, before developing its economy and so on, it must create peace first," the minister quoted the vice president as saying.
Economic development in a conflict-plagued country is important to ensure the continuation of its people`s life after peace has been achieved, the vice president said.
To this end, the Indonesian government has looked into the possibility of developing the Afghan economy in line with its commitment to create peace in the country, he said.
The Indonesian government has assisted Afghanistan through a capacity building training program and scholarships for Afghan students in the economic and business fields.
"We plan to provide them with capacity building training programs and scholarships. They asked if the capacity building training program and scholarships could be made available to the business sector," the foreign minister remarked . (antaranews)
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Queen Maxima from the Netherlands has made a working visit to South Lampung, Lampung Province, as the UN Secretary-General`s Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for inclusive finance for development. Queen Maxima, accompanied by a an entourage from the Dutch Embassy, arrived at Neglasari Village, Katibung Sub-district, South Lampung, Lampung, Monday, at 9.30 a.m local time.
Queen Maxima and her entourage visited the homes of local farmers, who received financial and value chain financial services.Before having talks with the farmers, the Dutch queen had a look at the cattle breeding methods used by Agus, a local farmer.
The Dutch queen asked two local farmers about the ways to increase harvests by improving deals related to the financial value chain services. She asked the farmers about the benefits of the loans, their businesses, and the problems they faced.
During her visit from February 11 to 13, she will take a closer look at the progress of Indonesia`s national strategy of financial inclusion.
The national strategy has been implemented since 2016 to allow small farmers to get greater access to financial services, such as bank or saving accounts, loans, insurance and pension.
Queen Maxima`s last visit to Indonesia, in her capacity as the UN envoy, was in August 2016. (antaranews/nouva)
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