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Palm oil diplomacy
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 23/12/2019
» Indonesia is stepping up its economic diplomacy in 2020 as trade disputes with the European Union (EU) are poised to escalate. The two sides have traded complaints at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Indonesia's two main commodities, palm oil and nickel ore, even as they continue talks for a free trade agreement.
Jokowi's new team
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/11/2019
» President Joko Widodo embarked on his second term with an inaugural speech that offered Indonesians a dream that their country would become one of the world's top five economies by 2045. The lineup of his new cabinet speaks volumes about his sharpened focus on spurring business and economic growth.
Palm oil backlash
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/09/2019
» With its palm oil diplomacy in Europe in tatters amid raging forest fires -- many of them set to clear land for palm planting -- Indonesia is working harder to shore up sales in markets such as China and India, while boosting the proportion of palm used in biodiesel at home.
Friendlier skies
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 25/06/2018
» Indonesian airlines finally have clearance to fly European passengers to and across the vast archipelago following the decision by the European Union to completely lift a long-standing ban on Indonesian airlines from European airspace on safety grounds.