The government has vowed to import more goods from the United States to gain leverage in bilateral negotiations and ease tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump as Jakarta seeks to avoid retaliatory measures. Following a multi-stakeholder meeting on Monday, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said in a press conference that President Prabowo Subianto had instructed him to narrow Indonesia’s US$18 billion surplus in trade with the US by importing more American products. “[The] President has given the instruction to [narrow the trade surplus by importing] more [US] products that we need, including wheat, cotton or even oil and gas products,” said Airlangga. He added that the government would probably push for importing more US goods in procurement for national strategic projects, including for refineries.Source : https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2025/04/07/govt-seeks-to-import-more-us-goods-avoid-retaliation-on-tariffs.html (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: The Jakarta Post, 07/04/2025