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Indonesian President Joko Widodo encouraged Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Kadin to look for new export opportunities for products of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises–SMEs in Indonesia. This was conveyed when the President attended the closing of 2018 KADIN National Leadership Meeting in Solo, Central Java, Wednesday, 28/11/2018. He said efforts to encourage the export of Indonesian products are an essential factor to encourage Indonesia's macroeconomic development. He also pointed out that export activities have a major contribution in building the country's healthy economy, as well as maintaining the trade balance and current account.

“Please continue to explore the export opportunities that can be done by our entrepreneurs, especially our SMEs. In my opinion, the effort to export is very important. First, I mentioned earlier, exports are important in terms of our macro economy. Clearly, export is important for a healthy economy. Exports generate foreign exchange; this is clear. Exports are important to keep our trade balance and current account better," said President Joko Widodo.

Furthermore, President Joko Widodo also hopes that KADIN can encourage the improvement of the quality of SMEs in carrying out export activities. This can be done by encouraging export activities among SMEs. With the increasing frequency of exports carried out by the SMEs in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo hopes that the expertise and knowledge of the SMEs’ entrepreneurs can be increased so that they can compete globally in international markets. (VOI/Ndy/DP)