REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia ready for ASEAN free trade area in 2015.
"I have assigned Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa to establish a committee," Yudhoyono said in a press conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on Friday.
The committee will consist of central and local government officials, employers, trade unions and experts. The task including to identify industry sectors to face ASEAN Economic Community and prepare within 2.5 years. Yudhoyono believes the economic community will boost economy in the region. "Don't be a loser, Indonesia has to be the winner," he said.