The government remains optimistic that it will achieve its export target of US$190 billion this year despite lower than projected growth in global trade.Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi said in Jakarta on Friday that the export target remained achievable although the World Trade Organization (WTO) had lowered its projected global trade growth this year.The WTO estimated that global trade would grow only by 3.1 percent, lower than its initial estimate of 4.7 percent, partly due to the spread of the Ebola virus in Africa, which has become a major threat to global trade.“We have been looking into this condition and …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
