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Ministry regulates digital signature vendors
The Communications and Information Ministry is closely monitoring startups that provide digital signatures services to prevent any misuse, an official has said. To do so, the ministry has armed itself with Ministerial Regulation No. 11/2018 on electronic certification vendors, which was issued on Sept. 6. The regulation contains 14 requirements…
Jokowi ratifies seven trade agreements
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ratified seven bilateral and multilateral trade agreements by signing a presidential regulation in a bid to boost trade, according to a senior trade official. Trade Ministry secretary-general Karyanto Suprih confirmed on Tuesday that he had been informed about the ratification. “This morning, I heard that…
RI, EFTA Countries To Sign Trade Deals
Indonesia has wrapped up negotiations for a free trade and investment pact with members of the four-nation European Free Trade Association, and a final agreement is due to be signed in December, Indonesia’s trade minister said. Negotiations on the Comprehensive Indonesia-European Free Trade Association Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA) between…
Government steps back from new negative investment list policy
Following protests by business representatives about the new ownership and negative investment list, the government has stepped back from its policy of removing 54 business sectors from the current negative investment list (DNI). Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said on Friday the new policy, which was part of the 16th…
