Indonesia awards Jakarta MRT extension project to Japan's Sojitz

Trading house to work with India's L&T on the $290m construction

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Sojitz has signed a $290 million contract with Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit to extend the Indonesian capital's subway system. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese trading house Sojitz has signed a 45 billion yen ($290 million) contract with MRT Jakarta, operator of Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit, to extend the subway system in the Indonesian capital's traffic-heavy central area, the company announced on Thursday.

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