Expo 2000 to open in March

JAKARTA (JP): At least 5,000 foreign buyers and investors from 60 countries will attend the Indonesian Expo 2000 trade fair scheduled for March next year.

The trade fair is expected to net business transactions worth US$27.5 million from various sectors, but mainly from Indonesia's prime commodities such as textiles, furniture and agricultural products.

The event organizer Dwi Karsonno said about 600 buyers have said they would participate but added it would depend on Indonesia's political situation next year.

The trade fair will also feature international products and will be held at the Jakarta Fair Ground. (06)