US companies offer support for Indonesia as ASEAN Chair
During a business mission to Indonesia last week, executives of over 30
US companies offered support for Indonesia’s efforts to increase
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and discussed
ways to collaborate on expanding US investment in Indonesia.
During a business mission to Indonesia last week, executives of over 30
US companies offered support for Indonesia’s efforts to increase
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and discussed
ways to collaborate on expanding US investment in Indonesia.
According to a press release issued by the US-ASEAN Business Council on Feb. 23, in their first major visit organised by US-ASEAN Business Council since Indonesia assumed the chairmanship of ASEAN on Jan. 1, 2011, executives of 31 US companies focused their discussion with the Indonesian government on how the US business community can help Indonesia succeed as ASEAN Chair.
Council delegates focused on exploring ways US business can collaborate with Indonesia to accomplish mutually held goals, including making continued progress on the implementation of the ASEAN Connectivity Masterplan and the harmonisation of standards across the region.
Council President Alexander Feldman reaffirmed that "Continuing economic integration is crucial to ASEAN achieving its full regional economic potential." He added: "Council members will continue to support Indonesia ’s efforts as ASEAN chair to advance integration, which will help companies expand their businesses in the region."
Council members represented on the mission included Caterpillar, Freeport McMoran, General Eelctric, ExxonMobil, PT HM Sampoerna, ACE Group, AT&T, Chartis, Chevron, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, FedEx Express, Ford Motor Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, IBM, Intel, Jhpiego, Marathon Oil, McDermott, Monsanto, Murphy Oil, NewsCorporation, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Syngenta, Time Warner, and UPS.
They are among the over 100 major US corporations being members of the US-ASEAN Business Council, who have been active in Southeast Asia for over 100 years to look to expanding their presence in one of the world’s most dynamic markets./.
According to a press release issued by the US-ASEAN Business Council on Feb. 23, in their first major visit organised by US-ASEAN Business Council since Indonesia assumed the chairmanship of ASEAN on Jan. 1, 2011, executives of 31 US companies focused their discussion with the Indonesian government on how the US business community can help Indonesia succeed as ASEAN Chair.
Council delegates focused on exploring ways US business can collaborate with Indonesia to accomplish mutually held goals, including making continued progress on the implementation of the ASEAN Connectivity Masterplan and the harmonisation of standards across the region.
Council President Alexander Feldman reaffirmed that "Continuing economic integration is crucial to ASEAN achieving its full regional economic potential." He added: "Council members will continue to support Indonesia ’s efforts as ASEAN chair to advance integration, which will help companies expand their businesses in the region."
Council members represented on the mission included Caterpillar, Freeport McMoran, General Eelctric, ExxonMobil, PT HM Sampoerna, ACE Group, AT&T, Chartis, Chevron, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, FedEx Express, Ford Motor Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, IBM, Intel, Jhpiego, Marathon Oil, McDermott, Monsanto, Murphy Oil, NewsCorporation, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Syngenta, Time Warner, and UPS.
They are among the over 100 major US corporations being members of the US-ASEAN Business Council, who have been active in Southeast Asia for over 100 years to look to expanding their presence in one of the world’s most dynamic markets./.
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