Indonesia's Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming plans to establish an European Union (EU) desk to enhance trade cooperation with the bloc, said Minister Rosan Roeslani, who is also head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).
Indonesia has the opportunity to access a new export market, the United Kingdom, through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Trade undersecretary Allan Gepty on Monday said that plans to have the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea in 2024 will still push through, with both sides now scrambling to complete the requirement three weeks before the year ends.
Cambodia exported products worth $23.93 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, up 16.8 percent over the same period last year, said a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise released on Tuesday.
Thailand and the United Kingdom are in talks to expand trade and investment between the two countries under a free trade agreement (FTA).
Ample room remain for boosting trade cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia, including the export of Vietnamese tra (pangsius) fish, as both countries strive to capitalise on regional trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), experts have said.
Thứ trưởng Bộ Thương mại Indonesia, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri cho biết các cuộc đàm phán về Hiệp định Thương mại Tự do ASEAN-Canada (ACAFTA) vẫn đang trên đà hoàn thành vào năm 2025, mặc dù tiến độ cho đến nay vẫn chưa đáp ứng đầy đủ kỳ vọng của tất cả các bên liên quan.
Indonesia's micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), gaining access to new markets and export opportunities, but financial and regulatory challenges remain a significant hurdle. Financing companies could play a key role in helping MSMEs to overcome these challenges, providing crucial investment for technology, capacity building and compliance, enabling Indonesian MSMEs to better reap the benefits of CPTPP membership.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
