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Govt to soon implement FTA with Indonesia, Cambodia
30-Aug-2010
India will soon implement the free trade agreement (FTA) in goods with two more Asean countries — Indonesia, Cambodia — by slashing duties on hundreds of products including seafood, chemicals, apparel and tyres. In turn the two countries will also slash import duties on hundreds of Indian goods.
Nursing exam to include English translation
25-Aug-2010
A health ministry panel on Tuesday compiled a set of changes in the national nursing examination that include providing English translations to explain difficult Japanese terms for foreigners.
Asian regionalism and RI’s comparative advantage
24-Aug-2010
Undeniably, we’re heading towards the globalization of world trade. At the same time countries face challenges other than globalization: regionalism and bilateralism. Indonesia simultaneously faces different levels of trade liberalization, whether at the global (World Trade Organization or WTO), regional (ASEAN Free Trade Area or AFTA) or bilateral level (such as with Australia).
Imports of F&B products begin to hurt local producers
24-Aug-2010 Jakarta Post
Imported food and beverage products have begun to flood the Indonesian market following the implementation free trade agreements between ASEAN and China early this year, a business executive have said.
Japan befuddled by elderly care debate
12-Aug-2010
Wahyudin dreams of becoming a full-fledged caregiver, if not a certified nurse, in Japan. But the Indonesian worker must first pass the required Japanese-language national certification examination, which is far from easy.
Indonesia says restriction on beef imports will protect domestic industry
12-Aug-2010 Live Trading News
Indonesia’s restriction on beef imports from New Zealand is aimed at protecting local breeders, a spokesman of the Trade Ministry said, as the dispute goes to the upcoming ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA forum.
Japan’s Gingerly Caregiver Plan
11-Aug-2010
With the world’s fastest-aging population, Japan has a growing need for nurses and other caregivers to staff its elderly-care facilities. Asian nations have many well-trained nurses and other caregivers who need jobs. The solution: import more nurses and care workers from Southeast Asia to fill gaping holes in the health care system.
Woes of foreign nurses, caregivers in Japan
11-Aug-2010
Jusuf Anwar, Indonesian ambassador to Japan, has bewailed the overly stringent Japanese national examinations for foreign caregivers and nurses. Out of the 500 Indonesians who took the examinations in 2008 and 2009, only two have passed and have become certified nurses.
Taiwan targets Vietnam, Indonesia for trade pacts
8-Aug-2010
Taiwan is eyeing Vietnam and Indonesia as potential free trade agreement (FTA) partners after announcing earlier this week that it had agreed with Singapore to explore the feasibility of a free trade deal, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Saturday.
Government agrees to speed up free trade talks with Australia
21-Jul-2010 Tempo Interactive
Indonesia has agreed to speed up the free trade talks with Australia to have the agreement in place soon, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said today (20/7).
Leuthard launches Efta deal in Indonesia
7-Jul-2010 swissinfo
Swiss President Doris Leuthard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have decided to begin negotiations over a comprehensive accord between Efta and Indonesia.
Govt to go ahead with free trade deal with India
24-May-2010 Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government will go ahead with the implementation of a free trade agreement with India despite strong opposition from local industries about a similar trade deal with China early this year, says a senior trade official.
Blaming China: Indonesian garment makers say free trade pact leaves them on brink of collapse
26-Apr-2010
Mufardi Rusli’s neighbors hunch over tables covered in brightly colored fabric, the whirring of their sewing machines echoing across his Jakarta neighborhood. For Rusli, the sound is a bitter reminder of the $2 line of jackets that bankrupted him, costing him a garment business it took 15 years to build.
China promises Indonesia $2b in loans for infrastructure projects as part of ACFTA
5-Apr-2010 Jakarta Globe
China will provide Indonesida with $1.8 billion in export credits to finance the import of Chinese goods for infrastructure projects such as toll roads, bridges and coal-fired power plants.
Will ASEAN-China FTA boost Indonesia’s agricultural export?
5-Apr-2010 Jakarta Post
Tariff elimination under the ACFTA will not automatically boost Indonesia’s agricultural export but is an entry point to increase market share in China
No free trade agreement with Indonesia for now
12-Mar-2010 LiveMint
A proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and Indonesia has been put in cold storage as the Southeast Asian nation expressed its inability to resolve domestic opposition to such a pact. A joint study group set up by the two countries had strongly favoured a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement.
Indonesians discontent with free trade agreements
14-Feb-2010 UPI Asia
It is believed that the Indonesian government is not fully aware of the consequences or obligations it accepted when it ratified the ASEAN-China FTA. For example, there was barely any published feasibility study of commitments undertaken within the ACFTA or public hearings before the agreement was ratified.
Free trade and the role of financial globalization
1-Feb-2010 Jakarta Post
The debate on the ASEAN-China FTA has somehow ignored the importance of financial globalization.
Indonesians protest government’s first 100 days
29-Jan-2010 AFP
"We reject the ASEAN-China FTA. We’ll lose our jobs, we can’t compete with cheap Chinese products," rally coordinator Agus Supriyanto said.
ACFTA worsens unemployment: INDEF
29-Jan-2010 Jakarta Post
Around 1 million Indonesians might lose their job because of ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement