Indonesia hopes revoking a ministerial regulation could encourage investment in renewable energy projects.
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2 months agoThe Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) has rejected a World Trade Organization push to prohibit subsidies for problematic fishing practices.
2 months agoThe end of the WTO moratorium on e-commerce tariffs in 2026 paves the way for Indonesia to start levying excises on imported digital goods.
2 months agoThe newly signed publisher rights regulation tasks a committee with facilitating partnerships between digital platforms, such as Google and Meta, and the press.
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2 months agoAssociation blamed those platforms for causing financial losses for local accommodation companies.
2 months agoThe presumptive president-elect also opined that the government should consider privatizing state-owned enterprises in non-strategic industries like tourism and hospitality.
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2 months agoIndia, which had sought concessions on agriculture, had blocked the extension but reversed course after a request from host United Arab Emirates, leaving the two-year extension as the only significant outcome from the meeting.
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2 months agoThe Southeast Asia’s largest economy hopes to attract more investment and trade deals by becoming OECD member.
2 months agoIndonesia would have to undergo a comprehensive review by 23 OECD committees and would need the unanimous consent of all 38 member-states before it is allowed into the hallowed club.
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2 months agoDebt-for-nature deals, where government borrowers swap loans for cheaper debt underpinned by credit guarantees from multilateral lenders and commit some of the savings to environmental conservation, are rare but growing.
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