Jakarta, July 8 -- The Trade Ministry is shifting its strategy away from primary commodities, prioritizing the export of high-value-added products and services to accelerate national economic growth and sharpen Indonesia's global competitiveness.

Fajarini Puntodewi, Director General of National Export Development at the ministry, announced that the government's long-term export blueprint will focus heavily on industrial downstreaming and the digital economy rather than a traditional reliance on raw materials.

"The government's priority in the next few years is to encourage exports of products with higher added value to increase Indonesia's competitiveness in the global market and make a greater contribution to national economic growth,"...