KDEI aids export to Taiwan

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Commerce and Economy Body (KDEI) has launched various programs to help boost Indonesian exports to Taiwan, KDEI said in a statement on Thursday.

The programs include promotion of Indonesian products in Taiwan, providing greater information and expanding export commodities.

KDEI said there was plenty of room to improve trade relations between the two countries.

In the first quarter of 2001, the value of Indonesia's exports to Taiwan reached US$832.52 million, while imports from Taiwan stood at $502.04 million.

Exports included metal ore, coal and shoes.

KDEI also said that it had arranged for Indonesian exporters to take part in an economic exhibition initiated by the China External Trade Development Council (CETRA), where as many as 35 countries participated. (10)