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The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has three main pillars with different focuses and functions. They are namely the Indian Ocean Region-Business Forum (IOR-BF), the Working Group on Trade and Investment (WGTI), and the Indian Ocean Rim-Academic Group (IOR-AG). During 2015–2017, Indonesia has been the Chair of IORA, and successfully implanted a new initiative to help IORA to promote more solid economic integration in the Indian Ocean region. Indonesia hosted the first IORA Summit where the IORA Concord was also first announced in March 2017. It was a very historical moment when Indonesia’s initiative was undertaken during the 20th anniversary of IORA.
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