Dahlan Iskan: Indonesia Economic Giant

TEMPO.CO, Depok: State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan claim Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia that has the greatest economic power. The reason, of the 11 countries in Southeast Asia, 51 percent held by the Indonesia economy.

"We did at economic giant and is not unstoppable," Dahlan said after a speech at the inauguration celebration event Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Indonesia in Depok, last Saturday.

According to Dahlan, it can not be denied Indonesia's economy must move on. It was Believed to be due to the stages that are passed by Indonesia at this time unclear. "Stage, obviously, not going back," he asserted.

Even so, Dahlan admitted there are some problems breastfeeding, especially in the field of trade. "In the field of trade, we're still in the 4 position of China, Japan, and Australia. This issue will be completed one by one," he said.

Ministers, known as action "cowboy" it was then promised to reform the means. To reach this desire, Dahlan claimed always to have it about. "I have played a major role to change it two years," he said.

According to Minister Dahlan, there are some things that needed to be done to increase trade. That's what makes Indonesia have to work harder. He gave to example, Indonesia is lagging behind the silent trade of China, Japan, and Australia.

"We still have to struggle, with China, we lost at number 4, our trade with Japan at number 4, with Australia still number 4, it should not be," he explained.

Dahlan said the various ports of Indonesia should allow large ships to enter. That way, all ports must be of international standard. "Now many ships could not enter because of the condition of the harbor is still like that," he said.