Singapore and Indonesia enjoy strong ties, can do more together in green and digital economy: Lawrence Wong

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JAKARTA - Singapore and Indonesia enjoy strong relations underpinned by mutual confidence and trust, and as both countries recover from the pandemic, there is much more they and their people can do to

gether, Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday .

Mr Wong was speaking in an interview with Singapore media at the end of his four-day visit to Indonesia, his first since helming the finance portfolio in May 2021. "Overall, on the bilateral front, our relations are certainly in good order. We have had very close cooperation with Indonesia across many fields for many years. In the last two years, we have continued to strengthen our cooperation, especially working together to tackle the pandemic," he said.

He also met Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, Kendal Regent Dico Ganinduto and Semarang Mayor Hendrar Prihadi."On the whole, it has been a very fruitful visit. And I look forward to doing my part to build on the strong foundations we have and take our bilateral relations to even greater heights," he said.

It also has the opportunity to do nature-based carbon mitigation projects, which Singapore will not be able to do on a similar scale, he added. "Indeed, such partnerships are happening in the digital space, in foodtech, in fintech, in a whole range of the digital economy," he said."The opportunities for collaboration are truly immense."

 

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