HomeWorld ViewForeign InsightForeign Insight: Interview with the Ambassador of Singapore blj.co.id Jul 21, 2017 Foreign Insight, Video (Business Lounge Journal – Foreign Insight) This year, Indonesia and Singapore celebrate 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations. For Indonesia, Singapore is the most important economic partner, as Singapore is Indonesia’s fifth-largest trade partner after China, United States, Japan, and India. Total bilateral trade in October 2016 reached US$ 20.90 billion. Singaporean investment in Indonesia totalled US$ 9.2 billion in 2016 (1932 projects), which makes it the fifth-largest foreign investor in Indonesia in the past five years. Furthermore, Singapore is the largest contributor of tourists to Indonesia with 1.519.430 tourists in 2015, up 0,014% from the previous year. (source: kemlu.go.id). On this episode of Foreign Insight, we will have a talk with His Excellency Ambassador Singapore to Indonesia Mr. Anil Kumar Nayar. We talked about Singapore investment in Indonesia, young generation, and also the foundation of Singapore Culture. Business Lounge Journal/VMN/BLJ
