Mari Elka Boost Exports Rendang, Gado-Gado, and Fried Rice

Jakarta - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said, there are three sectors of the creative economy mainstays that can increase Indonesia's exports. The third sector is fashion or fashion, crafts, and culinary.

This was conveyed by Mari Elka when met at the office of Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Banteng Square street, Jakarta, on Wednesday (13/02/2013). "If the creative industry it usually exports of goods and handicraft fashion, culinary service that was much like the animation, design, graphics, to create an image, create a virtual architecture design, music and movies would also like us to improve," he explained.

In Tourism Trade Investment (TTI), Mari said, there are 30 culinary Indonesia to be raised in any international event. Later, not only the food but also the famous Indonesian restaurants abroad. "In the 30's there rendang, fried rice, gado gado, no soup, if Thailand's highly successful culinary promotion," he said.

Meanwhile, for fashion, Mari targeting Indonesia could become the center of Muslim fashion world in 2018. Provided, he continued, the Indonesian designers are able to create trends both domestically and abroad. "So we have not a trendsetter, we want the center of the trend, is a trend that was started from within the country both in terms of quality, innovation, and creativity and bring it out of the country," he concluded.