Bappenas Opens Talk with ERIA as Indonesia Girds for 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship

Jakarta, 19 September 2022: Potential collaboration between Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) on priority economic deliverables for the Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 on Blue Economy was the subject of a recent discussion between the two institutions.

H.E. Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, Indonesia’s Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs, and Dr Arianto Christian, Coordinator for International Economic Cooperation, Bappenas, were warmly welcomed by Mr Koji Hachiyama, ERIA’s Chief Operating Officer. Bappenas is seeking ERIA’s support to develop the concept note for the Blue Economy Framework and the redesign of economic transformation in the region.