[b]Highlight below: If Diah is a woman she is the chairwoman. If a

Highlight below: If Diah is a woman she is the chairwoman. If a
man he is the chairman. Not the chairperson.

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Brief-trade-exhibtion
RI firms get contracts during expo
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JAKARTA: Indonesian businesspeople clinched millions of
dollars worth of deals during a recent trade exhibition in
Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.

The Indonesia Solo Exhibition (ISE), which was held between
Sept. 16 and Sept. 20, displayed Indonesian products such as
textiles, paper, chemicals, as well as leisure and banking
services. The exhibition was aimed at potential buyers in the
Gulf countries.

In the first three days of the exhibition, Indonesian
businesspeople secured deals valued at US$5 million, the National
Export Development Agency (BPEN), the exhibition's organizer,
said in a statement.

BPEN chairperson Diah Maulida said many of the exhibition
participants had sold out all of their merchandise.

Diah said BPEN planned to hold another exhibition in Sharjah
next year, with even more participants. Some 300 Indonesian
businesspeople participated in the ISE this year.

The four-day exhibition attracted 20,712 visitors, according
to BPEN. -- JP