Thu, 12 Nov 1998

Indonesian-U.S. business meet

JAKARTA (JP): The United States Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) met here on Wednesday with two leaders of the American Chamber of Commerce discussing cooperation in the development of small and medium-scale enterprises and agribusiness.

The meeting, presided over by the committee's chairman, Tony Agus Ardie, was attended by Kadin members and Josh Edward Knights, director for Asia trade policy, and Myron Brilliant, manager of Asia International policy of AmCham.

Tony briefed the American business leaders on the important role of small and medium-scale businesses in Indonesia's economy and the prospects of agribusiness, especially amid the depressed economic condition and financial meltdown.