Indonesia courts Saudi support to speed up negotiations of GCC trade deal
Indonesia is courting support from Saudi Arabia to speed up negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, Trade Minister Budi Santoso said on Thursday after talks with the Saudi Minister of Commerce Majid bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi. Indonesia and the GCC launched talks for the FTA in July 2024, with nearly 90 percent of the agreement completed so far. Santoso and Al-Kassabi met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as
Source: Arab News