Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia- Deputy Chair for Public Policy at Apindo, Danang Girindrawardana, highlighted the condition of the trade balance surplus which is currently still dominated by the commodity sector so that it does not have much influence on the manufacturing sector or impact on the real sector.
Where the trend of Indonesia’s export performance is good but the effect on labor absorption is still low. Therefore, Apindo encourages strengthening domestic manufacturing to produce non-commodity products that are able to compete in the global market, which will ultimately strengthen the performance of the trade balance.
How do business actors see Indonesia’s export-import performance? What is the impact on the business sector and employment? For complete details, see Bramudya Prabowo’s dialogue with the Head of the Center for Industry, Trade and Investment INDEF, Andry Satrio Nugroho and the Deputy Head of Public Policy for Apindo, Danang Girindrawardana in Squawk Box, CNBC Indonesia (Wednesday, 15/11/2023)