REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron, will touch down in Jakarta this afternoon, July 27, on the start of a four day visit to South East Asia. His arrival is to discuss on financing infrastructure projects in Indonesia.

As part of the Government’s efforts to increase UK exports to 1 trillion poundsterling a year and to get 100,000 more UK companies exporting by 2020, the Prime Minister is taking the first trade mission of the new Parliament to a region forecast to grow at 5 percent this year and with potential to unlock huge opportunities for jobs and growth in the UK.

Underlining the Government’s commitment to ‘One Nation, the Prime Minister is joined by 31 representatives from businesses from every region of the UK. And while the focus of the trip is about opening doors to future trade, deals worth over 750 million poundsterling and creating 270 new jobs across the UK are set to be sealed this week.

“Over the next 20 years, 90 percent of global growth is expected to come from outside Europe and Britain must be poised to take advantage. That’s why I’m delighted to be taking British businesses to this vast and dynamic market, securing deals worth over 750 million poundsterling and creating opportunities for hard working people back at home,” said the Prime Minister of UK, David Cameron on release statement received by ROL on Monday, July 27.

The Government will also make available up to 1 billion poundsterling to finance infrastructure projects in Indonesia through its export guarantee scheme. This financing could pave the way for growth of 200 million poundsterling worth of exports to UK. Projects up for grabs include a sewage treatment system in Jakarta worth 400 million poundsterling and geothermal power projects worth 66 million poundsterling.

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