Jakarta, March 7 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto highlighted the importance of strengthening the domestic market to anticipate the impact of ongoing global geopolitical conflicts.

"That was a directive from President Prabowo Subianto to strengthen our domestic market," he said on Friday, March 6.

Hartarto referred to the recent attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, which have created uncertainty affecting stability in several economic sectors, including transportation and logistics.

"Transportation has been disrupted, particularly in routes linked to the Middle East. Several flights have been grounded, including those transiting through Dubai, Qatar, and Doha, where around 90 million passenge...