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Govt asks Japan to make Indonesia an export hub
(Kompas/Totok Wijayanto)The government has asked Japan to make Indonesia an exporting basis for Japanese companies in return for the Japanese governmentâs request to review 11 tariff posts in the automotive industry
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The government has asked Japan to make Indonesia an exporting basis for Japanese companies in return for the Japanese government's request to review 11 tariff posts in the automotive industry.
"Ports are important to their exports as well as to Indonesia. Along with their request to drop tariffs in the automotive industry, we are asking them to make Indonesia an exporting basis," said Bachrul Chairi, the Trade Ministry's director general in charge of international trade.
Moving on from the high-speed train, the government of Japan had seen that there were more sectors to be developed in Indonesia and recently asked Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong for a tariff review and for help in finding a replacement for the Cilamaya Port project as soon as possible, Bachrul told thejakartapost.com.
Businesspeople from Indonesia and Japan met at the Indonesia-Japan Business, Trade & Investment Partnership Program at Fairmont, Senayan, on Nov. 24.
Before the change of government in Indonesia, Japan had felt that policies were protective and unsupportive of foreign investment, Bachrul said, adding that some Japanese companies had even pulled investment out of Indonesia.
But, he added, now that Indonesia was relaxing a lot of rules for foreign investors, the Japanese government was planning on more investment in Indonesia. (dan)(+)
