Nontraditional Markets Have Great Potential

In order to support the growth of exports, Indonesia is striving to open market access to partner countries through international trade agreements. Nontraditional markets have great potential.

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Activities on the last day of the 34th Trade Expo Indonesia, Sunday (20/10/2019), at ICE BSD, Tangerang.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The storm of economic recession is hard to predict. With a view to prevailing over world economic slowdown, Indonesia will focus on opening nontraditional export markets. The access to trade with partner countries will be continuously expanded by international trade deals.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has stated that amid the imminent global recession, the Indonesian economy still grew by 5.44 percent in the second quarter of 2022. Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest economic growth among Group of Twenty (G20) members and other nations.