Govt to hold Asia-Africa Trade Fair

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

On the sidelines of the upcoming Asian-African Summit later this month, a trade fair will be held to exhibit and promote products to encourage investment and trade relations among the nations of the two continents.

The Trade Fair is mainly to exhibit consumer goods, investment opportunities and tourism, and will be held from April 18 to April 20 at the Bung Karno Indoor Stadium (Istora) in Senayan, according to a media statement.

It added that regional administrations were also welcome to present their products, as well as business and investment opportunities in their areas.

Participants are expected to come from Asian and African firms operating in various sectors, including food and beverages, handicrafts, furniture, home appliances, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, property, building materials, electronics, media, automotive, and textiles.

Those interested in participating have been invited to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 021 31925229 ext 5643 for further information.

The Asian-African Summit will be held on April 22-23, with the government having sent out invitations to 106 countries.

To date, 56 heads of states/governments have confirmed their participation.

An Asia-Africa Business Summit is also scheduled to take place, in which the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) will host a discussion with CEOs and business leaders of some of the participating nations.