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Here’s why Indonesia joining the TPP is easier said than done
29-Oct-2015 Today Online
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership but there are obstacles to implementation in a country where economic nationalism runs deep.
Indonesia ’not ready’ to join TPP
28-Oct-2015 The Nation
Joining the TPP might put Southeast Asia’s largest economy in an inferior position in relation to other members of the TPP and the world more broadly.
Do we need investment treaties?
27-Oct-2015 The Jakarta Post
The essential purpose of investment treaties is to promote and protect foreign investment. This view is likely to be the reasoning of Indonesia when making bilateral investment treaties.
Indonesia and the treaty on Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Oct-2015 Kompas
Many are concerned with the apprehension of Indonesia being just a “market” for imported goods and services, should Indonesia join the TPP.
Indonesia and the treaty on Trans-Pacific Partnership
20-Oct-2015 Kompas
Discourse on the possibility of Indonesia joining the TPP has caught both media and public attention. Indonesian accession to the TPP may potentially hamper the vision of the Jokowi administration to realize national economic independence.
HR standard and investor liability in the new model of Indonesian BITs
9-Sep-2015 Indonesia for Global Justice
The Government plan to reassess the 64 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that have been signed by Indonesia immediately.
Peru moves forward with trade agreements agenda
20-Aug-2015 Andina
Peru is making progress in implementing the agenda of new trade agreements
Pakistan’s FTAs have borne no fruit so far
18-Aug-2015
Jakarta open to TPP now after Obama’s US Senate victory
10-Aug-2015 The Straits Times
Indonesia is now open to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement following United States President Barack Obama’s victory in a congressional battle over the pact
Indonesia raises non-tariff barrier to protect local batik against imports
31-Jul-2015 Jakarta Globe
Cheaper fabrics from Malaysia and China are flood in thanks to the ASEAN-China free-trade agreement.
Indonesia, EU seek possibility of free trade agreement
24-Jul-2015 Xinhua
Indonesia and the European Union ( EU) are set to negotiate over a plan to engage in free trade between the two sides, according to Indonesian officials Friday.
Stalled Indonesia-Australia trade talks may restart after spats
23-Jun-2015 Bloomberg
Australia is seeking to restart trade talks with Indonesia, Australian Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said, after a series of diplomatic spats left the negotiations in limbo.
Vietnam signs FTA with EEU: What about Indonesia?
15-Jun-2015
In its quest for new markets and more opportunities, Vietnam — the rising star of ASEAN — signed a historic free trade agreement (FTA) with the newly established Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on May 29 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Indonesia not renewing 2005 bilateral agreement
5-Jun-2015 Today
Indonesia has informed Singapore that it does not want to continue with a bilateral agreement signed in 2005 by both countries to promote greater investment flows, and this is an issue that must be addressed for both nations to boost economic ties, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Renegotiating the bite of our BITs
18-May-2015 Jakarta Post
Apart from its network of BITs, Indonesia is also a party to a number of multilateral and regional investment agreements such as the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement which also contain an ISDS clause, including recourse to ICSID arbitration.
Govt revises investment treaties
12-May-2015
Several existing investment agreements with a number of countries will soon be revised, bringing more certainty not only to foreign companies doing business in Indonesia but also to the government, a senior minister has said.
RI to resume free trade talks with EU next month
11-May-2015 Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government is to restart long-delayed negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with the European Union on 15 June.
Indonesia to push for free trade pacts with South Korea, EEA
20-Apr-2015 Reuters
Indonesia will aggressively pursue talks on free trade agreements with countries such as South Korea and the three European Economic Area (EEA) nations, in its latest move to boost exports, a government official said on Monday.
Pakistan aims for FTA with Indonesia to further boost trade
25-Mar-2015 Jakarta Post
Pakistan is aiming to start negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Indonesia sometime this year, to expand on the current preferential trade agreement (PTA), which began in 2013.
Indonesia to resume free-trade talks
19-Mar-2015 Asia One
Indonesia will resume free trade and economic partnership negotiations with important trading partners as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s administration steps up efforts to boost exports amid the country’s economic slowdown.