Indonesia Integral to Australia's Southeast Asia Economic Strategy

Indonesia is integral to Australia’s aims in Southeast Asia and is central to Australia raising its “Asia literacy”

IDXChannel - Indonesia is integral to Australia’s aims in Southeast Asia and is central to Australia raising its “Asia  literacy”, Austrade’s Mukund Narayanamurti told the Indonesia Australia Business Council (IABC)  conference in Jakarta on Wednesday (8/11/2023).

That is the first recommendation of the report, Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, which was launched by the Australian Government in September this year. 

The report was authored by Nicholas Moore Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia. 

“I see raising Australia’s ‘Asia literacy’ as a permanent national project, and I’m committed to it… It will  never be finished,” Narayanamurti, Austrade’s Minister (Commercial) and General Manager Southeast Asia, said.

“For the first time we have a mandate to go into Australian boardrooms of our biggest companies and funds and educate them on Asia," Narayamurti stated.

Narayamurti said the report was grounded in the reality that Australia’s security and  prosperity is intimately linked to the Southeast Asia region.

Narayamurti said Southeast Asian investment into Australia continues to demonstrate "exceptionally strong  growth” but Australian investment in the region is “underweight”. (WHY)