RI to join Portuguese expo

RI to join Portuguese expo

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will participate for the first time in
the annual International Trade Fair to be held from 30 June to
July 8 in Lisbon, Portugal, an official said on Thursday.

Gusmardi Bustami, the head of the National Agency for Export
Development said here on Thursday that Indonesian companies would
display non-oil gas commodities during the nine-day FIA Lisboa
trade fair.

Nine Indonesian companies will participate in the fair, which
will involve some 644 companies from all over the world. They
include, among others, Shasis Gallery, PT Tidor, PT Intronas
Kencana with the agency as the organizer," Gusmardi said.

Gusmardi said Indonesian non-oil exports to Portugal increased
significantly by 28 percent to US$50 million (around Rp 560
billion) last year from $39 million the previous year, following
the resumption of diplomatic ties in 1999.

Indonesia exports footwear, textiles, yarn, wood products,
leather and coal while it imports medical implements and
industrial machines from Portugal. (03)