Airlangga Hartarto

Indonesian politician and businessman

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Indonesia must continue to strengthen new growth engines. We not only need to maintain economic growth, but also improve productivity, strengthen industry, and prepare human resources capable of meeting future economic challenges,
We want domestic producers to benefit from the domestic market, which is essential for job creation and economic growth,
Hopefully, within two years we can complete the OECD membership,
In terms of plantations and forestry, we see that Europe's non-tariff barriers are also in place, which they call the EUDR (European Union Regulation on Deforestation). The EUDR has been postponed until next year, so international pressure is also delaying its implementation,
What falls under the tariff barriers is global steel. Recently, the United States held an agenda on Global Excess Steel, under which steel is considered a strategic commodity, not only for civilian needs but also for military and aerospace purposes,
This CBAM will also be imposed on industries with relatively high carbon values, or industries whose electricity is not derived from green energy. This is also a form of trade barrier promoted by European countries,

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