Following Korea And Japan, Airlangga Calls Indonesia Will Become A Member Of OECD

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto revealed that Indonesia is currently in the process of becoming a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

"Indonesia is the third country in Asia to become a member of OECD after Japan and South Korea," said AIRlangga after representing President Joko Widodo at the Indonesia Data and Economic Conference Katadata 2023, Thursday, July 20.

Airlangga also said that he had met with the Secretary-General of OECD Mathias Cormann to discuss Indonesia's important role in this organization.

He said, with Indonesia joining, Indonesia's economic program would later be carried out in accordance with the economic standards of developed countries.

From the results of the meeting, continued AIRlangga, it was known that Indonesia was one of the key partners after the G20 event and Indonesia's success in leading the summit event recently.

"So that Indonesia's leadership in Asia has been recognized and therefore Indonesia's membership is welcomed well," Airlangga continued.

Later, the process of entering Indonesia into OECD will take approximately 3 to 4 years.

According to him, Indonesia's entry into OECD cannot be separated from Indonesia, which is enjoying a demographic bonus period which is expected to last for 13 years.

"The time is limited to 13 years, so it must maximize it as well as possible. Therefore, the government has launched a program that will become RPJMN 2025-2045 which is in the Bappenas process and will be carried out into law," concluded Airlangga.