Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Indonesia to open trade promotion centers in 11 cities abroad

Indonesia will open trade promotion centers (ITPC) for export products in eleven cities in the world in 2008 to strenghten penetration to foreign markets.

"We have just received a permit to process another eleven. We will maximize the function of the ITPC to help promote and identify market opportunities and inform them to Jakarta," Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said here over the weekend.

The eleven cities are Shanghai (China), Busan (S. Korea), Chennai (India), San Diego(US), Chicago (US), Barcelona (Spain), Lagos (Nigeria), Vancouver (Canada), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Lyon (France).

Earlier, Indonesia already had ITPC offices in nine cities Osaka (Japan), Budapest (Hungary), Los Angelos (US), Milan (Italy), Sydney (Australia), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Hamburg (Germany) and Johanesburg (S. Africa).

source: Antara | 8 June 2008

No comments: