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Will Indonesia regret its trade deal with Trump?
Oped, Published on 23/07/2025
» Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true. That ancient proverb comes to mind when considering the eagerness of America's trade partners around the world to negotiate deals with US President Donald Trump's administration. Four countries already have, with Indonesia the latest to do so -- and possibly the first to regret it.
G7's campaign against China could backfire
News, Published on 23/10/2023
» On Oct 28–29, Japan will host the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Osaka. The primary focus of the gathering will be improving supply-chain resilience and strengthening export controls on critical minerals and technologies. But China's "economic coercion", particularly the widespread disruption caused by its non-transparent and market-distorting industrial policies, is also expected to be high on the agenda.
Can the region be an epicentrum of growth?
Oped, Published on 27/04/2023
» 'Asean as an Epicentrum of Growth" is the theme of Indonesia's 2023 Asean chairmanship. Is it a reliable and attainable vision? Whilst some may be optimistic about the vision's potential, for us, it sounds more like jargon than a vision.
Asean typifies anti-globalisation
News, Published on 27/03/2017
» Since World War II, the world has experienced a steady wave of globalisation. However, a series of recent events suggests that the tide may be turning. International trade as a proportion of global GDP has stopped growing in the past decade. World trade grew at 1.9%, while world GDP grew 2.3% in 2016.
US, Asean need to strike trade deal
News, Published on 17/03/2017
» First, let us discuss the economies. Over the past three decades, five out of seven gainers in value-added in the manufacturing sector were Asian countries: China, the Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. And out of those, two were in Asean.