In light of improving Indonesia-Philippines bilateral relations, 30 key officials of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry are set to come to Davao City during the launching of the Davao-Gensan-Bitung RoRo on April 30.
In a letter signed by Consul General of Indonesia to Davao City Berlian Napitupulu addressed to Department of Trade and Industry Region XI director Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi last week, he said the members of Indonesian chamber, also known as Kamar Dagang dan Industri (KADIN) Indonesia, “would like to meet their potential business partners from Davao Region and explore mutually beneficial concrete business operation”.
Meanwhile, in a letter, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Capt.Ronald C. Go on Monday encouraged his fellow members to participate in the business matching activity.
“The Davao Chamber believes that this business meeting is imperative in establishing the Indonesia-Philippines trade and economic relations as well as sustaining the load factor of the Davao-Gensan-Bitung RoRo in the future,” he stated.
According to the Indonesian consulate, the delegates will be headed by KADIN Indonesia Chairperson Thomas Hartono who is the founder and chairman of OMEGA Group, in line with property development, energy, mining, clean water, telecommunication and IT products, and food and health supplement.
Other KADIN members are associated with agriculture, tourism, aquaculture, and electronics.
The Davao-Gensan-Bitung RoRo launching in Davao City on April 30 will be headed by President Rodrigo Duterte and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.