The Director General of
International Trading Cooperation, Ministry of Trade Imam Pambagyo stated that
the Indonesian Delegation was striving to promote APEC trade and investment
focused on growth with equity concept at the Committee on Trade and Investment/CTI
held on February 3-4, 2013 at Ritz Carlton, Jakarta.
In a meeting with the
objective of giving input to the APEC First Senior Officials Meeting/SOM 1
Indonesia proposed lowered tariff of some agro-based and forestry-based
products especially Crude Palm Oil end Natural Rubber, by way of including them
in APEC Environmental Goode List/Egs List agreed upon in APEC 2012.
Indonesia also forwarded a
Concept Paper entitled “Promoting Green Growth and Practical Road to Inclusive
Growth; Promoting Agro-based Goods”. Presented to CTI. This was an effort to
promote equal distribution of benefits of liberalized products enlisted in
APEC Egs List. To be implemented in 2013-2015. By this agreement, APEC members
would lower impart tax of 54 EG products (tariff 6 digits) up to 0%-5% in 2015.
Indonesia
was of opinion that liberalization tit CFPO and rubber in APEC would have their
positive impact on environment, development and poverty elimination. The case
was related to public interest, UKM and small farmers in the two business sectors.
Broadly speaking this
meeting was an initial step for Indonesia in preparing an agenda and agreement
in trading and investment in APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting/MRT)
in Surabaya on 20-21 April 2013 and APEC Summit Meeting in Bali October 7-8,
2013.
At this meeting CTI also
agreed on Indonesia's proposition that APEC underscored support for the future
of solution of Doha session and underscore WTO through APEC Leaders Stand
Alone Declaration on Supporting the Conclusion of WTO DOHA Development Agenda.
The Joint Statement was expected to settle priortized issues of the Doha
Meeting at the 9th WTO Ministrial Conference to be held in Bali on December
2-6, 2013. Indonesia believed in the importance of discussions of trade
facilitation and development issues which were expected to have direct impact
on increased trust for the market and businessworld in multilateral trading
system.
The CTI session also agreed
to Indonesia's proposition that APEC conduct a workshop to make in-depth study
of important issues toward attainment of Bogor Goals in 2020. Through the
Workshop entitled “Workshop with Aim et Attaining the Bogor Goals that ensures
Equitable Benefits of Liberalization” it was expected that in the future APEC
would emphasize more on equal distribution of growth and allow more freedom for
developing nations to benefit from the liberalization process of trading and
investment in APEC.
In translating APEC
priorities this year toward attainment of Bogor goals: sustainable growth with
equity, and connectivity Indonesia as host would actively set forth proposals
which were contributive to the principles of growth and equity.
Other important topics
discussed at the First CTI APEC was among others stepping up of capacity in the
implementation regional economic integration, promoting of UKM role in the
global chain and upgrading of capacity of supporting industries.
According to agenda, the
Jakarta CTI agreed on various other proposals set forth by other members of
APEC in collaboration and capacity building of some prioritized programs such
as support for multilateral/organizational trading system of the world (WTO),
Attainment of Bogor Goals, Trade Liberalization and Investment, Regional Economic
Integration, promoting regional connectivity, development of collaboration and
synchronization of rules, and development strategy of APEC.
Business News - February 15,2013
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