ISDS Case Map
Indonesia
The first round of negotiations on the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia began on April 3, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration reported.
Bangladesh commerce minister recently expressed hope to Indonesia that both the countries would soon sign a preferential trade agreement.
Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan expressed his expectation that Indonesia and India can immediately begin negotiating the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement, which has been under consideration since 2020.
Indonesian Civil Society held a protest today in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to express its rejection of the IPEF. In the midst of the global economic crisis, the US is trying to rebuild its national industrialisation with a less open free trade agreement and push for policy harmonisation based on US standards.
US trade officials are in Bali, Indonesia, this week for the latest round of negotiations over the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Jakarta is keen on signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Dhaka by April this year. Sources said that the Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka has informed the Foreign Ministry regarding the issue.
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Timor Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak agreed on a number of commitments. One of the commitments was related to the establishment of a bilateral investment treaty.
The Indonesian CSOs assesses that the I-EU CEPA Agreement will deepen the crisis of democracy, climate and social justice for all Indonesian people. For this reason, the MKE Coalition urges the Government of Indonesia to not submitting the agreement before they can guarantee legal certainty for the fulfillment of democratic rights, guarantees for the protection of human rights, social justice, and sustainable environment.
The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) revealed that Indonesia's export growth to partner countries has actually been slower after joining the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which began in the early 2000s.
The hardship on the Indonesian government and exporters of dealing with a number of disputes and trade barriers imposed by the European Union is growing.
