Chamber backs bid to revitalize Indonesian exports

"This is a good opportunity to be used as a turning point, because our export has been declining for a long time. We are grateful that TEI 2016 can be a momentum," Handito Joewono, Chairman of the Export Development Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told ANTARA News in Jakarta, Sunday.

It is known that the transaction value of TEI 2016 until Sunday (16/10) morning reached 974.76 million US dollars or Rp12.7 trillion, an increase of 7.2 percent compared to TEI last year which amounted to 909 million US dollars. In fact, the transaction value is expected to continue to grow.

Handito said the momentum must be maintained and defended by all parties, both entrepreneurs and the government.

In this regard, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will implement five export development strategies contained in the 500 percent export development roadmap in the next 10 to 15 years.

First is the addition of new exporters ranging from large, medium to small businesses.

"Small entrepreneurs should not be forgotten. Many of them already have export potential, but have not yet exported," said Handito.

The second is the addition of diversification of export products, where Handito sees fisheries and marine products having great potential to be developed.

Furthermore, the development of the export market, by adding a new market or doing deeper market penetration.

"In terms of penetration, we deepen the export destination in one country, for example adding export markets in other regions in that country. E-commerce can be utilized in this regard," said Handito.

Then, he continued, to increase the average price of export products, by increasing the added value of export products by downstreaming production to the final product.

Lastly, namely improving the export ecosystem, where all Indonesian entrepreneurs are encouraged to have an export mindset.

"Thus, we expect Indonesia to become a major export country," concluded Handito.

Editor: Monalisa

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