TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) expressed its support for the national brands improvement so they can have a positive impact on Indonesia's export growth.
"We must promote Indonesian brands and refrain from
selling non-Indonesian products," Maxi Gunawan, the Permanent Chief
Committee of International Cooperation at Kadin, said in a press release on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Jakarta.
Maxi
made the statement in response to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's
speech on the potential of Indonesia's exports at the Asia-Africa Conference
(AAC) on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Jokowi
said that the world needs fair, responsible and collective global leadership.
According to Jokowi, Indonesia is a new economic power that play a positive
role to promote global peace and welfare.
Maxi said that Jokowi's statement serves an encouragement
for Indonesian business owners to strengthen ties with their foreign
counterpart, particularly those from Asian and African countries.
Maxi hoped that Indonesian business owners would
prioritize to sell signature domestic products, such as textiles, furniture,
food and other creative products.
"Kadin and business owners should live up to the President's
expectations," Maxi said.
Maxi
also expressed his optimism that Indonesian business owners would provide
significant contributions to promote Indonesia as a new economic power. Maxi said that Kadin would be able to
optimize the economic potential of the South East Asia before entering
Asia-Africa cooperation.
Sumber : http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2015/04/24/056660628/Kadin-Supports-National-Products-to-Boost-Exports
