The Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan, promised to facilitate export licensing which he considered during the Covid-19 pandemic to have contributed greatly to the economy growing significantly. Zulhas, nicknamed Zulkifli Hasan, said that Indonesia's export value in 2022 reached USD 291.98 billion. Meanwhile, the main export destinations are America, India and the Philippines. "Indonesia's economy in 2022 yesterday grew 5.3%, this is relatively high compared to other countries such as the European Union, which grew 3.6%, South Korea 2.6% and China 3.0%. Inflation is also relatively lower," he said when opened the Ministry of Trade work meeting which took place at the Novotel Hotel, Wednesday (1/3/2023). Zulhas said that with the facilitation of export licensing, the Indonesian economy, which is predicted to grow slowly this year, can be anticipated early on and can continue to be improved. "I am optimistic that the economy will continue to grow. Like Saudi Arabia, its contribution is small because there are many complicated rules," he explained.

He explained that his party was building an ecosystem with MSME players, modern retail, banking, export financing and also a market place to continue to expand the trade market. Meanwhile the Governor of Lampung, Arinal Djunaidi, explained that the performance of the trade sector in Lampung grew well, namely by 15.35% and became the third largest sector driving economic growth after the agricultural sector and the industrial sector. The excellent trading performance of Lampung Province is mainly due to the achievement of high export value, reaching USD 5.6 billion in 2022, or growing by 15.74%, and is the highest export value in the last 10 years. there has been an increase. Especially with the increase in local consumption, for the sale of motorbikes, and the increase in community activity by holding events and festivals in Lampung," he said. Meanwhile, strengthening domestic and foreign markets is carried out through efforts to encourage product downstream through empowering UKMK which reached 157,263 MSMEs in Lampung Province in 2022, an increase of 0.7% compared to the previous year.

Source: https://kupastuntas.co/2023/03/01/perpuh-economy-mendag- promised-bakal-permudah-izin-ekspor