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ASEAN Indonesia’s important export market: trade minister

Indonesia is focusing on increasing trade, especially exports, with the ASEAN region, which has a market of more than 600 million people, the country's Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has said.
ASEAN Indonesia’s important export market: trade minister ảnh 1Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan (Photo: antaranews.com)
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia is focusing on increasing trade, especiallyexports, with the ASEAN region, which has a market of more than 600 millionpeople, the country's Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has said.

The minister said that ASEAN will unite in terms of trade.According to him, trade agreements are a fast route to stoking economic growthin countries in the region.

He said that one of the things that can encourage exports by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is the presence of digitalmarketplaces where buyers from various countries can see products through thestorefronts of sellers.

Those digital marketplaces can open broader market access tosellers. They can allow MSMEs to market their products not only to buyerswithin the country, but also abroad.

Earlier, on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN EconomicMinisters' (AEM) Meeting, Hasan signed four mutual recognition agreements(MRAs) aimed at harmonising trade regulations between Southeast Asian countriesto reduce obstacles to exports and imports./.
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