Perth (Antara Bali) - An Indonesian and Australian business associations agreed to cooperate in facilitating small and medium Islamic business community (Santri) to expand market to Australia.
Mochammad Ghozali, president of the Association of Indonesian Santri Business Community (HIPSI), and Michael Tarn, vice president of Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) met in Perh last weekend to discuss ways of helping Indonesian businessmen among the Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) community to expand market to Australia.
Ghozali said currently there are 27,000 pesantrens all over Indonesia with around 4 million students (Santri) who are potential entrepreneurs.
He said the business people among santri need support from partners in the country and abroad.
HIPSI will hold long distance conference with AIBC on export and import regulation in that country, he said.
Government representatives and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) would take part in the conference.
The conference to be held in toward the end of January, 2016, is expected to encourage business people among santri and Pesantren alumnus to start or expand exports to Australia, Ghozali, who has business in information technology, said.
He said AIBC and HIPSI also considered inviting Indonesian business people to Australia to discuss development of small and medium scale enterprises.
Michael Tarn said he is also interested in organizing a trade fair displaying Indonesian commodities in Australia, especially in Perth.
"We could also expand business in the tourism sector that Australians not spend their holidays only in Bali," Tarn said .
Promotion of Indonesian tourism objects in Perth could also serve to open more opportunities for small and medium scale enterprises, he said. (WDY)
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Mochammad Ghozali, president of the Association of Indonesian Santri Business Community (HIPSI), and Michael Tarn, vice president of Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) met in Perh last weekend to discuss ways of helping Indonesian businessmen among the Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) community to expand market to Australia.
Ghozali said currently there are 27,000 pesantrens all over Indonesia with around 4 million students (Santri) who are potential entrepreneurs.
He said the business people among santri need support from partners in the country and abroad.
HIPSI will hold long distance conference with AIBC on export and import regulation in that country, he said.
Government representatives and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) would take part in the conference.
The conference to be held in toward the end of January, 2016, is expected to encourage business people among santri and Pesantren alumnus to start or expand exports to Australia, Ghozali, who has business in information technology, said.
He said AIBC and HIPSI also considered inviting Indonesian business people to Australia to discuss development of small and medium scale enterprises.
Michael Tarn said he is also interested in organizing a trade fair displaying Indonesian commodities in Australia, especially in Perth.
"We could also expand business in the tourism sector that Australians not spend their holidays only in Bali," Tarn said .
Promotion of Indonesian tourism objects in Perth could also serve to open more opportunities for small and medium scale enterprises, he said. (WDY)
Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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