Indonesia, Oct. 17 -- Indonesia's chamber of commerce, Kadin Indonesia, has signed a partnership agreement with Senegal's National Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (UNCCIAS) to strengthen bilateral investment and trade ties.

Mintardjo Halim, head of Kadin's Africa Committee, said the agreement, signed at Kadin Tower in Jakarta on Friday evening, renews and expands an existing framework between the two business groups.

He said the enhanced pact covers investment, bilateral trade, shipping and logistics, and banking.

"Therefore, if we (Indonesian business players) make investments there (in Senegal), we have legal protection," Halim told ANTARA on the sidelines of the "Indonesia-West Africa Business Meeting and B2B...