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On September 6, EuroCham Indonesia met with the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin on the occasion of the EU-ASEAN Business Council Mission Trip 2023 to Indonesia. The meeting was led by the Executive Director of EU-ABC, Chris Humphrey, and EuroCham was represented by Hanum Yahya (Novartis), Head of the Healthcare Working Group.

Minister and delegates discussed topics pertaining to the new omnibus Health Law, updates on salt and sugar reduction, price negotiation as well as the government’s downstream policy in the health industry. The Minister reiterated Indonesia’s priority to build and strengthen healthcare resiliency in anticipation of the next pandemic.

EuroCham would like to extend our gratitude to Bapak Budi Gunadi Sadikin for granting this fruitful meeting and, to the EU-ASEAN Business Council and Vriens & Partners for organizing this.

EuroCham Indonesia successfully hosted a panel discussion as a part of the ASEAN-Indo-Pacific Forum (AIPF) side event, “Energizing Green Prosperity: Cultivating Sustainability Through Green Financing” on Sept 6 at The Langham Hotel Jakarta.

The session began with opening remarks from Berend van Wel (Vice Chairman EuroCham & President Director of PT Frisian Flag Indonesia), followed with an insightful discussion moderated by Nurdiana Darus (EuroCham Executive Board).

The discussion highlighted various sustainable financing initiatives for future green transition by our panelists Francois de Maricourt (President Director of HSBC Indonesia), Jiro Tominaga (Country Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Indonesia), Vera Galuh Sugijanto (VP General Secretary of Danone Indonesia), and Noor Syaifudin (Senior Policy analyst of Fiscal Policy Agency (Badan Kebijakan Fiskal - Kementerian Keuangan Republik Indonesia)).

We would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia for the opportunity to have EuroCham Indonesia to host one of the AIPF side events, as well as everyone who participated this morning.