Susilo opens export commodity expo

Susilo opens export commodity expo

Amid setbacks in the domestic economy, President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono on Wednesday opened the 20th Export Commodity Expo at
the Jakarta International Expo Grounds in Kemayoran, Central
Jakarta.

Susilo acknowledged that the current situation
at home had been rather discouraging for business players.

"The government fully acknowledges that we have not yet
created a confident business climate that would encourage
investment and develop our real sector," he said in his opening
speech.

He pointed to the need to reform several sectors in a bid to
speed the country's economic growth and he encouraged all parties
to assist in this process.

In line with the event, the government presented 16 of
Indonesia's best exporters with the Primaniyarta awards. The
expo, in which 1,170 businesses are taking part, is displaying
Indonesia's export commodities from Oct. 4 through Oct. 9. -- JP