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        "id": 1822210,
        "msgid": "south-sulawesi-local-products-poised-to-enter-13-countries-via-igs-b2b-forum-1782320004",
        "date": "2026-06-24 23:22:32",
        "title": "South Sulawesi Local Products Poised to Enter 13 Countries via IGS B2B Forum",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Local products from South Sulawesi have the opportunity to penetrate international markets through the Business to Business forum at the Indonesia Gastrodiplomacy Series 2026 in Makassar. Thirteen countries, including the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Mexico, expressed interest in the region's commodities. The event facilitated direct business matching between local producers and international buyers, with coffee and chocolate identified as the most sought-after products.",
        "content": "<p>Local products from South Sulawesi have the opportunity to penetrate\ninternational markets, particularly in 13 countries participating in the\nBusiness to Business (B2B) Forum as part of the Indonesia\nGastrodiplomacy Series (IGS) 2026 in Makassar. \u201cIGS 2026 is a strategic\nevent that brings together local business actors with potential trading\npartners from various countries. This provides a very large space for\nlocal entrepreneurs to expand their international market network,\u201d said\nHaidir Halik, Chairman of the Indonesian Muslim Entrepreneurs Community\n(KPMI) of South Sulawesi, welcoming the forum\u2019s implementation in\nMakassar on Wednesday. Through this forum, at least 13 countries showed\ninterest in various leading products from South Sulawesi to explore\ninvestment opportunities and trade cooperation. The 13 countries\ninvolved in the business cooperation exploration are the Philippines,\nthe Netherlands, Mexico, Venezuela, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Cuba,\nLaos, Fiji, Cambodia, Nigeria, and Costa Rica. According to him, the\nmeeting took place in a business matching format between business actors\nneeding commodity supplies and producers or exporters from South\nSulawesi. \u201cFrom what we observed, many transaction matches occurred.\nThis is certainly good news for local entrepreneurs and the South\nSulawesi government, which aims to expand export markets,\u201d he said.\nAccording to Haidir, the greatest benefit of the B2B activity at IGS\n2026 is the increased capacity and competitiveness of local\nentrepreneurs through direct access to the global market. Haidir\nassessed that the IGS 2026 B2B forum successfully created many\ntransaction matches between local business actors and international\nbuyers. \u201cWe can also learn to understand the needs of the international\nmarket while establishing sustainable business relationships,\u201d he added.\nRegarding the products most in demand by prospective international\ntrading partners, Haidir mentioned that South Sulawesi\u2019s leading\ncommodities remain the favourites. Number one is coffee, followed by\nchocolate and several other commodities. \u201cIt seems we need to start\npromoting passion fruit as a distinctive regional product with great\npotential. Its supply is not yet very large, but the quality is very\ngood and it has promising market opportunities,\u201d he explained. He added\nthat many countries have long needed leading commodities from South\nSulawesi but lacked direct access to local producers and exporters.\nTherefore, Haidir hopes the B2B forum, as part of IGS 2026, can continue\nto be held sustainably as a means of promotion and market expansion for\nthe region\u2019s leading products.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/south-sulawesi-local-products-poised-to-enter-13-countries-via-igs-b2b-forum-1782320004",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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