Jakarta, 20 March 2025: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe welcomed Mr Arsjad Rasjid, Chairman of the Indonesia Business Council (IBC), for a courtesy visit to the ERIA office in Jakarta.

During their meeting, President Watanabe expressed his appreciation for Mr Rasjid’s continued support of ERIA’s activities and underscored the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ERIA and IBC. This agreement reinforces their collaboration on critical economic issues in Indonesia.

Mr Rasjid, accompanied by senior IBC executives, provided an overview of IBC’s recent initiatives, including the Indonesia Economic Summit (IES) and its subsequent engagements with policymakers and businesses. He also extended his gratitude to ERIA for its active participation in the IES, where ERIA President Watanabe, Director of Energy Policy and Head of the Asia Zero Emission Centre Dr Nuki Agya Utama, and Senior Economist Dr Lili Yan Ing contributed as distinguished panellists.

The discussion further explored potential areas of collaboration between ERIA and IBC, particularly in human resource development, energy transition, and advancing Indonesia’s economic priorities. President Watanabe welcomed these initiatives and reaffirmed ERIA’s commitment to working closely with IBC to foster sustainable economic growth.

At the conclusion of the visit, Mr Rasjid and his team toured the ERIA office, gaining deeper insights into ERIA’s operations and ongoing projects.