Indonesia, S. Korea strengthen trade ties through business forum in Jakarta-Xinhua

Indonesia, S. Korea strengthen trade ties through business forum in Jakarta

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-01-20 20:01:15

JAKARTA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 60 Indonesian and 11 South Korean businesspeople met here on Monday for a business forum and matching as part of the ASEAN-Korea Trade and Investment Facilities Mission to Indonesia.

The Ministry of Trade said that South Korea is one of Indonesia's key economic partners in East Asia, with total trade amounting to 18.37 billion U.S. dollars from January to November 2024.

"This balanced trade shows how Indonesia and South Korea grow together to achieve shared prosperity," said Fajarini Puntodewi, director-general of national export development of the Ministry of Trade.

Puntodewi predicted that the two sides' trade relationship will continue to grow in the future.