InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The trade mission done by Secretary of Trade to Russia on 3 – 5 August 2017 was successful by having some prospective agreements. It is hoped too to boost the non oil and gas export from Indonesia to the country in this year and could increase 20,87% or to be US$ 1,52 billion. Secretary of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita said in the conference about the trade mission in his office, yesterday (10/8).
"Non oil and gas export to Russia could increase 20,87% or about US$ 1,52 billion to support the non oil and gas export in 2017 reaching 5,6%. The trade mission was to expand the access market to non traditional partners, especially Russia and Eurasian countries,” Enggartiasto said.
One result from the trade is the agreement of some palm oil transactions between Indonesian and Russian stakeholders, within about 90 thousand tons per month.
The agreement was held on the Palm Oil Business Forum on Thursday (3/8) in Hotel MercureMoskow Paveletskaya. The Forum as the palm oil diplomacy was coordinated by Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency in Indonesia.
More than 100 participants from the associations and importers in food and palm oil, academist, media in Russia attended the forum. Secretary Enggartiasto told to the forum that palm oil products from Indonesia have fulfilled the health, hygine, clean aspects. Palm oil products of Indonesia are the best in the world and they are sustainable.
In the same day, Secretary Enggar also did billateral meeting with Deputy Secretary of Trade and Industry, Russia. In the meeting, both countries were interest in making more trade and investment.
In the official info which InfoSAWIT got, Secretary of Trade also witnessed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)) in the implementation of frame trading program to construct Sukhoi SU-35 between Rostec and PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia.
The other agreements of MoU during the Trade Mission to Russia were, DKI Jakarta Indonesian Chambers and Moscow Chambers: Central Java Indonesian Chambers and Samara City Chambers; and PT Surveyor Indonesia and JSC Orgenergostroy. The signing of the MoU was done in Indonesia-Russia Business and Investment Forum, Friday (4/8) in Hotel Intercontinental, Moscow. In the same day, the Secretary also attendedIndonesia-Russia Business and Investment Forum, which was the place to exchange information about business and investment climate in Indonesia done in Hotel Intercontinental Moscow.
It was attended by more than 300 participants of both countries. In the forum the Secretary took the Russian businessmen to cooperate, not only in trade but also investment. He said, the policy reformations in Indonesia are ‘openness’ and ‘competition’. (T2)
