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Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi gestures during a press conference in Jakarta on January 11. INDONESIAN TRADE MINISTRY
Indonesia eyes 6% growth in non-oil, gas exports this year
Mon, 1 February 2021
The Indonesian government is expecting to achieve 6.3 per cent annual growth in Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports this year as trading partners have started rolling out coronavirus vaccines to re-emerge from the pandemic-induced economic downturn.
Trade minister Muhamad Lutfi on January 29 said the growth target was based on the assumption that Indonesia’s economy would recover this year, in line with the forecast outlined by various international organisations.
“Of course, there will be many factors that come into play,” Lutfi said in a virtual presser. “First, the success of vaccination not only in Indonesia but also in its major trading partners. Second, the long-awaited reform through the Jobs Creation Law.”
JAKARTA, Jan 31 (JAKARTA POST/ANN): The government is expecting to achieve 6.3 percent annual growth in Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports this year as trading partners have started rolling out coronavirus vaccines to re-emerge from the pandemic-induced economic downturn.
Indonesia’s abundant nickel reserves and the Job Creation Law may help the country attract investment from American electric automaker Tesla, an expert has stated.
Nickel, of which Indonesia is the world’s largest producer, is a key material in making lithium batteries for electric vehicles (EV). Therefore, Indonesia has the necessary resource to attract foreign investment in the EV industry, said Hendra Lie, an automotive expert from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Indonesia.
“As a main player in the EV industry, Tesla has an interest in getting a sustainable access to the source of main raw materials for producing EV batteries,” Hendra told