Indonesia wants to break textiles and apparel into non-traditional emerging markets

The Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) stated that in the future, Indonesia should focus its exports on non-traditional markets such as Africa, Central and South America, and the Middle East, because these regions have extensive development opportunities.

The Center pointed out that Brazil, for example, is the largest economy in South America and also the 7th largest economy in the world. It continues to show a stable development in the global economic slowdown. Indonesia has the resources and commodities that Brazil needs. The market potential of other BRIC countries such as China, Russia and India is quite large.

Palm oil, cocoa, rubber and related products, textiles and automotive components produced in Indonesia meet the needs of these emerging markets, and the export potential in the future is considerable.

Indonesia imports soybean oil, cotton and iron ore from Brazil. Bilateral trade has considerable complementarity. Other places like Argentina, the United Arab Emirates and other African countries also need footwear, textiles, and handicrafts produced in Indonesia. Furniture and food etc.