U.S. seeking to help RI<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The United States has great interest in
\nIndonesia resolving its economic crisis because of the country's
\npivotal role in Southeast Asia, a leading Indonesian business
\nfigure said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Tony Agus Ardie of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and
\nIndustry (Kadin) told a news conference that economic collapse in
\nthe country would adversely affect the Southeast Asian economy, a
\nmajor market for American goods.<\/p>\n
\"The U.S. therefore is greatly helping Indonesia, directly or
\nthrough the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, to get
\nout of the current economic recession,\" Tony said.<\/p>\n
Tony spoke to reporters after he was unanimously reelected
\nchairman of the Kadin United States Committee for 1998 to 2003.<\/p>\n
He added that many American companies were interested in
\ndeveloping agrobusiness in joint ventures with medium-scale
\nenterprises.<\/p>\n
\"Due to the huge foreign debt overhang of Indonesian
\nconglomerates, foreign investors, including those in the United
\nStates, now prefer to deal with medium-scale companies.\"<\/p>\n
The Kadin U.S. Committee, known by its local acronym KIKAS,
\nis a forum of communications and consultancies for promoting
\nIndonesia-American business relationships. The forum provides top
\npriority to small and medium-scale businesses and cooperatives.<\/p>",
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