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Higher sales, higher selling prices, and lower production costs are expected to impact positively on the performance of Arwana Citramulia, one of Indonesia's big four ceramic manufacturers. The company's ceramic sales volume is projected to surge 35 percent (y/y) to 53 million square meters in 2016 from this year's estimated 40 million square meters, partly supported by the start of operations of Arwana Citramulia's new factory in Mojokerto (East Java). Arwana controls about 26 percent of Indonesia's ceramic tiles market among low-income consumers with its two flagship brands: Arwana and Uno.
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Menjelang implementasi rencana aksi Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) di Uni Eropa (UE) pada 1 April 2016, para negara anggota UE meminta semua produk kayu dan timber yang diekspor dari Indonesia ke UE memiliki sertifikat Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK). SVLK adalah sebuah sistem di Indonesia yang didesain untuk menverifikasi legalitas produk-produk kayunya. Sementara itu rencana FLEGT UE didesain untuk melawan illegal logging dan meningkatkan manajemen hutan di seluruh dunia.
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After having grown rapidly in the years 2010-2013, infrastructure development in Indonesia lost its momentum in 2014. This was due to limited available government funds, uncertainty caused by the legislative and presidential elections, and the nation's slowing economic growth. After Joko Widodo became Indonesia's seventh president in October 2014, it was expected that infrastructure development would revive. However, it didn't. But Widodo made one important move by seriously reducing energy subsidies, hence making more funds available for infrastructure development.
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Indonesia has always been hesitant to join free-trade deals with other nations on fears that domestic industries cannot compete with foreign counterparts, which could lead to an influx of cheaper, yet higher-quality foreign products. During his visit to the White House, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Back home, this statement led to concern. What are the negative consequences for Indonesia when joining this deal?
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