Event Reports

EuroCham Indonesia was pleased to participate in the EU-ASEAN Business Council Mission Trip 2023 that commenced on July 31. On this date, EuroCham was honored to convene and discuss with the Minister of Trade, H.E. Zulkifli Hasan, at the Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia Office. In this meeting, EuroCham was led by its Chairman, Francois de Maricourt (President Director at HSBC Indonesia).

In this discussion, the Minister encouraged collaboration between the government and business actors to strengthen trade ties by expediting the I-EU CEPA. Discussed other trade policies, such as export and import, e-commerce, international trade, and prospective support needed from the business sector.

We would like to extend our gratitude to H.E. Zulkifli Hasan for granting an insightful discussion session, and to EU-ASEAN Business Council as well as Vriens & Partners for organizing this meeting

On July 31st, EuroCham Indonesia’s Transport & Logistics Working Group had the pleasure to have a policy meeting with BPJPH in their office. The meeting was led by Drs. Mohammed Zen, MM as the Head of Administrative Subdivision Center for Halal Cooperation and Standardization of Ministry of Halal (BPJPH). The meeting primarily discussed halal certification on logistics and warehousing.

Some of the members who joined the meeting were Jay A. Singgih, Head of the Transport & Logistics WG and CEO of Bumi Laut Group, Adhitya Mulya of A.P. Moller - Maersk, Owen Depari of PT. Logwin Air & Ocean Indonesia, Yuhendra Safitra of CMA CGM, Rangga Utama of Unilever, and Mirza Fachurrachman of PT. Ceva Logistics.

At this step of policy formulation, EuroCham is keen to be active and we look forward to more future collaborations with Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH) and with involved members.