Indonesia banks on EU trade deal to boost exports, jobs after nine years of talks

By Roffie Kuniawan ( September 23, 2025, 10:27 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia expects its new trade pact with the European Union to expand exports, create jobs and deepen supply chains, after the two sides signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in Bali on Tuesday. The deal will remove tariffs on more than 98 percent of tariff lines and give Indonesian goods duty-free access to over 90 percent of the EU market once ratified, Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto said, adding that implementation is targeted for Jan. 1, 2027.Indonesia expects a sweeping free trade deal with the European Union to lift its exports, create jobs and strengthen its role in global supply chains, after the two sides concluded nearly a decade of negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or CEPA....

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Indonesia banks on EU trade deal to boost exports, jobs after nine years of talks

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