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JOINT PROMOTION WITH ASEAN MORE EFFECTIVE: MINISTER
Jakarta, May 3 (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that a joint promotion with ASEAN in the trade, investment and tourism sector would be more effective than promotions carried out individually.
"We and other ASEAN nations offer investment potentials in the agriculture, infrastructure and energy sectors," the minister said on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank here on Sunday.
The minister said that the current global economic downturn affected the economic prospects of all countries, including Indonesia and nine other members of ASEAN.
"Many countries and regions are now experiencing negative economic growth, but we will do our best to maintain our economic growth at a sound and sustainable level," Sri Mulyani said.
She said that Indonesia's economic growth was predicted to reach 4.0 to 4.5 percent in 2009.
But she admitted that it was not easy to maintain a sound economic level as the government had to work hard in creating and maintaining an attractive investment climate.
"We are promoting Indonesia and other members of ASEAN as an investment region and alternative trade partner. We also support the integrity of the ASEAN market," the minister said.
According to the finance minister, ASEAN also held a routine meeting with investors in the past five years.
"Meetings with investors constitute a routine program that has been carried out in the past five years. Included in the meetings were efforts to promote ASEAN as an integrated region," she said.
Sri Mulyani said that ASEAN with a population of 500 million was a region with a high growth in the past several years.
ASEAN groups Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Camdodia and Myanmar.
Sri Mulyani was attending the ADB meeting in the tourist resort island of Bali.
She earlier said that Indonesia will raise its contribution to the ADB by Rp2 trillion in stages in the next four years.
"If the contribution improves investment, in my opinion, we must do that," she said.***2***
"We and other ASEAN nations offer investment potentials in the agriculture, infrastructure and energy sectors," the minister said on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank here on Sunday.
The minister said that the current global economic downturn affected the economic prospects of all countries, including Indonesia and nine other members of ASEAN.
"Many countries and regions are now experiencing negative economic growth, but we will do our best to maintain our economic growth at a sound and sustainable level," Sri Mulyani said.
She said that Indonesia's economic growth was predicted to reach 4.0 to 4.5 percent in 2009.
But she admitted that it was not easy to maintain a sound economic level as the government had to work hard in creating and maintaining an attractive investment climate.
"We are promoting Indonesia and other members of ASEAN as an investment region and alternative trade partner. We also support the integrity of the ASEAN market," the minister said.
According to the finance minister, ASEAN also held a routine meeting with investors in the past five years.
"Meetings with investors constitute a routine program that has been carried out in the past five years. Included in the meetings were efforts to promote ASEAN as an integrated region," she said.
Sri Mulyani said that ASEAN with a population of 500 million was a region with a high growth in the past several years.
ASEAN groups Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Camdodia and Myanmar.
Sri Mulyani was attending the ADB meeting in the tourist resort island of Bali.
She earlier said that Indonesia will raise its contribution to the ADB by Rp2 trillion in stages in the next four years.
"If the contribution improves investment, in my opinion, we must do that," she said.***2***
