Jakarta, March 7 -- Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met with French Minister of Economics and Finance Eric Lombard to explore ways to intensify trade and investment cooperation.

During a meeting in Paris on Wednesday (March 5), Hartarto sought support from France to help Indonesia achieve its targeted economic growth rate of 8 percent in stages and its aspiration to become a developed nation with a higher per capita income.

The Indonesian minister stated that substantial French investment in Indonesia was initiated by the Eramet Group, which is currently expanding its business in the nickel-based electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain by leveraging resources in Weda Bay, Central Halmahera, Nor...