Swedish mission in town

Swedish mission in town

JAKARTA (JP): A Swedish business mission organized by the
International Council of Swedish Industry is in Indonesia to
explore business opportunities in the country.

The delegation, led by Per Olofsson, the minister for Swedish
Industrial Confederation, will meet with President Abdurrahman
Wahid and a number of ministers, and executives of the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Business
Development Council during its four-day visit, which began on
Tuesday.

The delegation represents major Swedish companies such as
Volvo, Ericsson and Elof Hansson, and will also visit several
industrial factories in Surabaya, East Java.

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics,
Indonesian exports to Sweden totaled US$81 million in 1999, a 9.6
percent increase from $73.9 million in 1998.

Indonesian imports from Sweden dropped 33 percent to $156
million in 1999 from $235.3 million in 1998. (07)