Indonesia and UAE boost ties as they ink trade pact


Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement, strengthening economic ties between South-East Asia’s largest economy and the major oil-producing Gulf state.

The accord on Friday, reached during a visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Abu Dhabi, will remove or sharply reduce duties on most goods traded between the Muslim countries.

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