ZAGREB, Oct 4 (Hina) - Indonesia sees Croatia as its door to the south-east European market, the first secretary at the Budapest-based Indonesian Embassy for Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Pratito Soehariyo, said in Zagreb
on Wednesday. Together with Croatian partners, Indonesia could establish in Croatia a centre for the distribution of Indonesian goods in south-east Europe, which would operate under the auspices of the Indonesian government, Soehariyo said at "The Week of Indonesia", an event held for the first time in Zagreb on October 2-6. Trade between Indonesia and Croatia in 1998 amounted to US$11 million and last year it amounted to a mere 8.5 million dollars, which is very little considering that the Indonesian market has a population of more than 220 million and almost 60,000 companies, he said. In 2000 and 1999 Croatia exported goods to Indonesia worth just above US$260,000 and its impor
ZAGREB, Oct 4 (Hina) - Indonesia sees Croatia as its door to the
south-east European market, the first secretary at the Budapest-
based Indonesian Embassy for Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Pratito Soehariyo, said in Zagreb on Wednesday.
Together with Croatian partners, Indonesia could establish in
Croatia a centre for the distribution of Indonesian goods in south-
east Europe, which would operate under the auspices of the
Indonesian government, Soehariyo said at "The Week of Indonesia",
an event held for the first time in Zagreb on October 2-6.
Trade between Indonesia and Croatia in 1998 amounted to US$11
million and last year it amounted to a mere 8.5 million dollars,
which is very little considering that the Indonesian market has a
population of more than 220 million and almost 60,000 companies, he
said.
In 2000 and 1999 Croatia exported goods to Indonesia worth just
above US$260,000 and its imports from Indonesia amounted to 7.7
million dollars, Soehariyo said. On the other hand, Hungary's
exports to Indonesia are worth US$100 million and its imports from
Indonesia are worth US$10 million, Soehariyo said.
The Indonesian official said his country was interested in
Croatia's shipbuilding industry, especially in large ships and
fishing ships, as well as in Croatian wheat.
He recalled that Croatia and Indonesia signed a memorandum on
cooperation between small and medium-sized businesses in late
September last year. He added talks on a joint commission for
economic cooperation were underway and the commission should be
established in early 2001, when a delegation of Indonesian business
people should visit Croatia.
The most attractive areas for direct investments in Indonesia are
air, maritime, road and railway transport, power industry,
telecommunications, environmental protection, heavy industry,
mining, construction, and textile, food and power industries, he
said.
The Week of Indonesia was organised by the Indonesian Embassy in
Budapest in cooperation with the Zagreb travel agency 'JUMBO tours'
on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of Indonesia's independence
(August 17 1945).
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