Footwear could be a winner in UNIDO’s new Indonesia programme

18/05/2016
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has announced a new country programme for Indonesia, to run from 2016-2020. UNIDO director general, LI Yong, and Indonesia’s minister for industry, Saleh Hussein, officially inaugurated the programme at a ceremony in Jakarta on May 16.

After the ceremony, UNIDO said a budget of $40 million will be available to help fund projects that can deliver “inclusive and sustainable industrial development” for the Asian country. Special areas of attention will be poverty eradication, energy for all, cleaner production and partnerships.

It highlighted footwear as one of Indonesia’s most important industries, suggesting that footwear projects may form part of the new programme.