Washington DC, Jan. 16 -- Indonesian entrepreneur who is engaged in jewellery business, Michael Susanto Yahya, expressed his optimism about an increase in gold jewellery exports to the US in the coming years.

"I believe the growth of our gold exports to the US this year could be 50 percent higher than the previous year's," Yahya said in Washington DC, on Tuesday.

Yahya, who also serves as the general manager of Market Export of PT Untung Bersama Sejahtera (UBS), stated that the product which is most salable in the US is gold necklace.

Gold necklaces, according to him, are in great demand by the Americans, not only women but also men. Even many rappers wear it as accessories to support their performance.

However, Indonesia must be able t...