Jakarta, Nov. 20 -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries targets Rp2 trillion (around US$120 million) in potential investment through its Investment and Business Matching event, which gathered 300 domestic and international participants in Jakarta on Thursday.

"Today's activity is envisioned to garner Rp2 trillion," said Machmud, the ministry's Acting Director General of the Strengthening of Marine and Fisheries Products' Competitiveness, at a press conference during the event.

He noted that the one-day activity aligned with the commemoration of National Fish Day, observed annually on November 21, and adopted the theme "Accelerate National Economic Growth Through the Downstreaming of Fisheries."

Machmud added that the event als...