RI-Australia forum in Bali

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesia-Australia Business Council (IABC) and its sister organization the Australia-Indonesia Business Council will jointly host the one-day business forum, "Turning Crisis into Opportunity", in Bali on Feb. 23.

IABC's president Sabam Siagian said forum participants would be briefed by officials and experts on the latest developments in Indonesia's economic and political outlook, privatization and bilateral business opportunities.

"The operating environment in Indonesia is undergoing rapid changes," Siagian said in a statement.

"Business executives should take this chance to keep themselves apprised of new trade and investment opportunities, network among peers and present their ideas to leading business figures and government leaders."

Speakers include Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Mark Vaile, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Wiryono Sastrohandoyo and Australian Ambassador to Indonesia John McCarthy. (jsk)