A webinar titled, The Impact of Covid-19 on the Global and Indonesian Economies was held on the 31st March 2020. The online webinar was participated by 70 participants from beneficiary organisations such as BAPPENAS, the Ministry of Trade, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Indonesia.
ARISE+ Indonesia is building the capacity of the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and private sector to respond to trade remedy investigations launched against Indonesia by Turkey.
As the Indonesia – European Union (I-EU) CEPA negotiations are well underway, a comprehensive study to advise how to utilize the maximum potential of this agreement is very timely. This study was developed in close collaboration with BAPPENAS and the Ministry of Trade, to ensure alignment of views and ownership of the final product. Extensive consultations with other government stakeholders and the Indonesian private sector have also been held to gather their views and assess their priorities. This work was conducted in partnership with the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
A kick off meeting to develop a study to assess the impact of the Indonesia-EU CEPA on the Indonesian trade, economy and social indicators was held on the 27 February 2020. The event was held at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta.
More than sixty participants from private sector (associations, manufacturers, and producers from various industries); lawyers and accountants providing legal, audit, and accounting services; as well as Ministry of Trade officials, attended a half-day workshop in Jakarta on Wednesday 8th May 2019.
During November and December 2019, the ARISE+ Indonesia project engaged the services of a senior expert to support the formulation of an updated policy framework on domestic logistics and connectivity for the Ministry of Trade. Improving the logistics and connectivity framework is high on the agenda of the Ministry.
On 5 December 2019, ARISE+Indonesia and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights held its first series of creative GI branding workshop at Javara Culture in Kemang South Jakarta. The workshop themed “Understanding the Indonesian Specialty Agricultural and Food Products from the Perspective of Buyers and Consumers” was aimed at developing a National GI Branding and Promotional Strategy.
A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In addition, the quality, characteristics or reputation of the product should be essentially due to the place of origin. Since the quality depend on the geographical place of production, there is a clear link between the product and its original place of production.
In November ARISE+ Indonesia engaged the services of two Indian trade remedy experts to deliver a one-day trade Remedies Training Workshop which was held on the 20th November 2019 in Jakarta. The workshop was attended by 60 delegates, from both the public and private sectors. The main objective was to enable Indonesian government officials, businesses and advisors to respond more effectively to trade remedy investigations initiated by India.
Subsidised imports take place when a foreign government pays subsidies to its home producers or exporters, and these products are then exported to Indonesia. These imports are deemed to be “unfair” as it means Indonesian producers have to compete against producers that have benefited from foreign government subsidy. On the other hand, since Indonesian producers do not receive the same government support, they are at a disadvantage in trying to compete with those subsidised products.
