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The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia. It was announced Thursday while Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was in Washington to attend the first meeting of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is due to hold its inaugural meeting on Wednesday in Washington. Three Southeast Asian nations—Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam—are due to attend. The rest of the region is steering clear.
US court ruling voids Trump tariffs just hours after Indonesia signs trade pact, prompting calls to anchor strategy in ASEAN.
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JAKARTA: The recently signed trade deal between Indonesia and the United States has drawn criticism from lawmakers and Islamic leaders, who have warned that exemptions for certain US products and the recognition of foreign halal certification agencies could weaken national halal standards.
In international diplomacy, enthusiasm must be tempered by institutional realism. Indonesia can support peace initiatives while safeguarding its economic interests and political independence. At this juncture, committing $1 billion to a still-evolving institution appears less like visionary diplomacy and more like an avoidable gamble.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto instructed his staff to assess various potential impacts of US Supreme Court's ruling on global tariff policy.
JAKARTA: Indonesia and the United States signed a trade pact on Thursday (Feb 19), finalising a tariff of 19 per cent on most Indonesian exports to the US, as well as a pledge for the South-East Asian country to purchase about US$33 billion worth of American goods.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto confirmed that his latest meeting with United States President Donald Trump yielded mutually beneficial results for both
President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto finalised a trade agreement Thursday, ending months of uncertainty with an accord that’s expected to lower US tariffs and see Jakarta facilitate the purchase of an estimated $33 billion in American goods.