Indonesia to Offer to Increase U.S. Imports to Help Trade Talks, Official Says

TRADE WAR - JAKARTA. Senior Indonesian ministers will travel to Washington to present their U.S. counterparts with offers of significantly increased U.S. imports and investment proposals as part of their negotiations to avoid hefty U.S. tariffs.

Chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Foreign Ministry officials will lead a delegation for negotiations after the U.S. hit Indonesian exports with a 32% tariff, which has been paused for 90 days.

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