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The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) is pleased to host a roundtable on its recent report outlining eight recommendations to support Indonesia’s target of 8% economic growth. This discussion will be led by Bhre Socarana, USABC Country Representative in Indonesia and chief author of the report. The report was also presented at the 2026 Indonesia Business Mission held October 27-29. 

This roundtable will offer key insights from the Mission’s 21 meetings with key Indonesian government officials, including the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, the Law Minister, Industry Minister, Transportation Minister, the Danantara CIO and CTO, as well as newly appointed officials such as the Finance Minister and the Bank Indonesia Governor.

During the roundtable members will hear directly from the report’s primary author, with conversation focused on the report’s key recommendations: 

1. Modernizing import processes. 
2. Deepening mutual trust in standards and certification. 
3. Enhancing the government’s technical capacity in digital technologies. 
4. Improving regulatory predictability. 
5. Positioning the government as a long-term investment partner. 
6. Expanding knowledge transfer and strengthening local capacity. 
7. Balancing reserve stability with reinvestment flexibility. 
8. Turning trade commitments into practical outcomes.