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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Batam hosts SMES Expo

Batam (ANTARA News) - Batam is slated to host the ASEAN Small and Medium Enterprise Expo and Seminar (ASEAN SMES) on July 4-8.

"All ASEAN nations will take part in the exhibition," Head of the local Chamber of Commerce and Trade Nada Faza Soraya said on Thursday.

She said the expo would be an opportunity to promote products of the small and medium scale businessmen in the region.

Besides, she added the expo would also aim to extend the market of the export and import products as well as boost the small and medium scale industry to develop products to meet the international standard.

She said the other goals of the expo were to improve the quality of both the product and service of the trade and industry as well as prepare them to face the ASEAN free trade era.

"The expo will also promote Batam as the MICE (meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition) in ASEAN region," she added.

The expo will, among others, exhibit handicrafts, furniture, textile and its product, food and beverage, leather-made products, agribusiness and agricultural products, household equipments and cosmetics.

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