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Indonesia's export push sparks demand for reforms

14 Mar '26
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Indonesia's export push sparks demand for reforms
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  • Indonesia is reportedly aiming for a significant increase in textile and apparel exports, even as industry stakeholders urged the Government to address structural bottlenecks first, cautioning that trade pacts alone may not deliver the desired result.
  • They flagged high interest rates, complex licensing, policy overlaps, energy supply concerns, and other factors as major hindrances.

The message, signalling both confidence and urgency in one of the country’s most important manufacturing sectors, was reportedly delivered by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto at the Indonesia Economic Outlook **** in Jakarta last month, where he outlined the Government’s ambitious vision.

The plan, he suggested, is not merely about selling more garments abroad, but about pushing Indonesian textiles deeper into the global markets by riding a wave of new trade agreements.

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