Indonesia calls on West to help it develop EV manufacturing power

Deputy investment minister says country is 'open to anybody,' not just China

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Deputy Minister for Investment Promotion Nurul Ichwan told Nikkei Asia that Indonesia is wide open to any investor, not just Chinese. (Photo by Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa)

RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA and ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writers

LONDON/JAKARTA -- Indonesia wants the U.S. and Europe to go beyond purchasing raw materials from it and to invest in the Southeast Asian country so that it can develop manufacturing capabilities for electric vehicles and their batteries, the deputy minister for investment promotion told Nikkei Asia.

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