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Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia, Johanna Brismar Scoog expected in Jakarta on Wednesday that Indonesia and Sweden would increase bilateral trade cooperation. She said that she along with colleagues and the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm are trying to introduce the potentials of increasing cooperation between the two countries. Indonesian and Swedish trade value reached $744 million dollars in 2017, increasing from $670 million dollars in 2016.

“I would hope that the increasing trade between our countries due the efforts that we’ve been making here in the embassy. My colleague and the Indonesian embassy in Stockholm are promoting the bilateral ties between our countries. And I think also from the Swedish company side, they see Indonesia more and more as an interesting market not only because its size but because of its democracy because it has a steady growth, has a very good finance minister and Bank of Indonesia, all very capable and managing the country well so it’s an interesting country to look at from that point of view,” Johanna Brismar Scoog said.

Furthermore, Ambassador Johanna Brismar Scoog of Sweden stated that Indonesia and Sweden have reached an equal bilateral relationship. Some sectors that are being built are in the transportation and technology transfer. She also remarked that in addition to contributing to Indonesian development program, Sweden is also opening its country for Indonesian investors who are interested in entering the Swedish market. (VOI/Ndy/RHM)