Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso said that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signing with Canada and the European Union marked the beginning of efforts to strengthen Indonesia's trade position in the global market.

"The completion of the IEU-CEPA (Indonesia-European Union) and the signing of the ICA-CEPA (Indonesia-Canada) are the starting points to strengthen our trade position on the global stage, especially in the current geopolitical and global trade climate," he conveyed at the opening of the ICA-CEPA and IEU-CEPA Strategic Forum on Monday.

Santoso outlined that Indonesian exports to Canada were recorded at US$3.5 billion in 2024, while those to the European Union stood at US$30 billion in the ...