Indonesia’s exports are projected to grow 14 to 15 percent in 2008, with strong commodity prices likely to offset weak demand from the country’s major trading partners, a minister said this week.

Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said that Indonesia would also try to increase its exports to emerging markets.

“We need to anticipate what is going to happen next year and the following year because there has been some analysis (showing) that a slowdown in our main markets may last for one to two years,” Pangestu told reporters.