ISDS Case Map
Indonesia
D-8 region consisting of eight Muslim countries -- Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey -- has set the end of 2005 as the target for the finalisation of the last draft of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).
China's sustained growth will depend on how well it manages its political and trade relationships. Acquiring concessions and investing directly in natural-resource-based projects in Indonesia makes a great deal of sense for China.
Indonesia and India have agreed to set up a joint study group to boost the bilateral economic relationship which remained far from its huge potential, Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu has said.
India and Indonesia have decided to set up a joint study group to examine the possibility of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Indonesia will not be able to take advantage of increasing world trade liberalization because many stakeholders here are not even aware it is going on, an official says.
Industry players are generally the most affected stakeholders in any free trade agreement (FTA), but they continually feel they are being left out of the FTA negotiation process. The implementation of the FTA between China and ASEAN nations -- which would see almost all import duties slashed starting on Wednesday and gradually dropping to zero by 2010 -- is the latest example.
Japan and Indonesia are focusing their series of negotiations on setting up an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment and intellectual property rights, the Indonesian Minister of Trade says.
Indonesia and Japan ended the first round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement Friday, aimed at establishing a new partnership, and agreed to hold the talks every two months.
Under an agreement inked with Japan during Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to Tokyo in June, senior officials from the two nations are to open the first round of free trade talks here on Thursday.
Indonesia will not seek to sign bilateral agreements with China outside the China-Asean Free Trade Area (CAFTA) scheme when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visits that country later this week.
