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  • Indonesia to boost nutmeg exports to Germany

    Indonesia to boost nutmeg exports to Germany

    The Indonesian government intends to encourage local exporters in North Sulawesi to sell nutmeg to Germany, as the country was the number one buyer of the spice in 2016.

    “The (nutmeg) demand from the Germans is high, with exports occurring every week,” said Secretary of Trade and Industry Department Darwin Muksin here on Tuesday.

    According to the North Sulawesi Trade and Industry Department, the export volume of nutmeg to Germany had reached 29 tons and earned US$234,725 in revenue by the end of 2016.

    Muksin added, the demand from Germany showed a positive trend that tended to increase occasionally, with imports arriving almost every month.

    “The export volume to and revenue from Germany is proof that food commodities have not been shaken by the global financial crisis that started in Europe,” he noted.

    The government is optimistic that the exports from North Sulawesi will continue to increase in December 2016, as no postponement of the trade contract has been reported.

    Besides nutmeg, North Sulawesis prime commodities are coconut powder, crude coconut oil, and fisheries products.

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  • MPPA opens its new Hypermart G7 store at Citimall Baturaja in South Sumatera

    MPPA opens its new Hypermart G7 store at Citimall Baturaja in South Sumatera

    PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a multi-format modern retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, SmartClub, Foodmart, Boston Health & Beauty and FMX, today (October 27, 2016) proudly opens its new Hypermart G7 store at Citimall Baturaja in South Sumatera.

    MPPA keeps continuing to execute and deliver its expansion strategy throughout the country with a series of new store openings across its business formats. The Hypermart Baturaja Citimall is 20th store within Sumatra Island.

    The new store is strategically located within the growing province of South Sumatera along with other existing Hypermart stores already operating in the city of Palembang and other areas within the province. The store has adopted the latest G7 concept with gross selling area of ± 6,500 m². This format features a new and improved store design. The new retail offering from Hypermart G7 will certainly add the MPPA’s strength as the dominant modern retail player in Sumatera.

    MPPA’s Director of Public Relations and Communications, Danny Kojongian stated, “We are delighted to open our latest new Hypermart G7 store at Baturaja, South Sumatera. We would ensure that our quality product assortments and unparalleled retail services would bring a positive impact of modern retail offerings in Baturaja and South Sumatera, support the positive impact toward regional economy as well as provide the best services for the modern lifestyle in the region.”

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  • North Sulawesi to export coffee to China and Italy

    North Sulawesi to export coffee to China and Italy

    North Sulawesi will export coffee from Kotamobagu City to China and Italy, as demand for it is high in those countries.

    “According to a plan this year, North Sulawesi will export coffee from Kotamobagu City to China and Italy,” the Head of the Foreign Trade Department of Industry and Commerce of North Sulawesi, T Hasudungan Siregar, said in Manado on Wednesday.

    Steps are now being taken to start the exports, he added.

    “Currently, we are preparing recommendations for export. Later we will register exporters for the coffee,” he said.

    If once a company has exported about 200 tons of coffee for a year, it would be registered as an exporter, according to him.

    He hoped that people in Kotamobagu City would take advantage of this opportunity, as presently, the market for coffee is wide open.

    The community must also increase production and quality of the coffee so that if demand increases in the future, they should be able to meet it.

    “Consistency is very important in exporting commodities,” he said.

    Currently, the Department of Industry and Commerce of North Sulawesi continues to push for the main commodity of North Sulawesi to be be marketed to different countries in the world.

    This is important for generating foreign exchange for the country.

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