Hari: 4 Juli 2022

The French government aims to have its natural gas storage reserves at full capacity by autumn, with European countries bracing for supply cuts from major supplier Russia as the Ukraine war continues, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said. France is much less dependent on Russian gas than its neighbors, and announced earlier this week that it … Baca Selengkapnya

The government has finally adjusted its economic growth forecast for the current year: the gross domestic product (GDP) should only increase by 2.5%, against 4% forecast in the budget voted at the end of last year. The new figure is slightly more optimistic than that of the Banque de France, which expects 2.3% growth. On … Baca Selengkapnya

President Joko Widodo called for the reintegration of Ukrainian wheat exports and Russian exports of food and fertilizer commodities into global supply chains at the G7 Summit. He explained two ways to achieve the goal. First, facilitate the export of Ukrainian wheat to start immediately. Secondly, proactively communicate to the global public that Russian food … Baca Selengkapnya

The Director General of International Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono, said that the moratorium on the imposition of e-commerce import duties was extended until the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference which will be held in December 2023. Actually, continued Djatmiko, a number of developing countries that are members of the WTO … Baca Selengkapnya

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) embarked on a peace-building mission to Ukraine and Russia on June 29 and 30, 2022, after attending the G7 Summit for Partner Countries in Germany. Beyond the nostalgia of Bandung’s Asia Africa Conference in 1955, the motivations of Joko Widodo are multiple. On one hand, Indonesia, like other economically fragile countries, … Baca Selengkapnya