RI to participate in French expo

RI to participate in French expo

JAKARTA: Indonesia will send small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to participate in the de Nancy International Expo in Nancy, France, to be held from May 29 to June 9, the National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) said Thursday.

As part of the preparations for the expo, 86 businessmen of SMEs met Thursday with officials from BPEN and the Indonesian embassy in France to discuss details of the expo, the agency said in a statement.

The organizer had named Indonesia as the "distinguished guest" of the expo and provided a 50 percent discount, or 25,000 euro, for Indonesia to lease space at the expo venue.

The space and booth costs would be covered by BPEN, while participants would only pay for their flight tickets, local transportation, accommodation and the delivery of goods to be displayed during the expo.

The 12-day expo is expected to draw 150,000 visitors. -- JP