The government also is seeking to boost exports especially exports of manufactured goods, which has higher added value than that of exports of primary commodities such as minerals and plantation goods. So far, exports of manufactured goods has grown sluggishly part;y on being less competitive in both on domestic and international markets. During the administration of President Joko Widodo, from 2014 to 2018, the government was considered to be less aggressive in developoment of domestic industry. Instead of strengtheing the policy was even seen as weakening the competitiveness of the country’s products facing imported products. For example, the government policy of examination of imported commodities outside the customs area that resulted in many deviations in the types of imported products of basic materials to feed the domestic industry . The deviation caused overflow of imported productsd such as steel into the domestic market .

INDONESIA FACING PRESSURE OF TRADE DEFICIT AND SHRINKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT 

INDUSTRY PROFILE :
PALM OIL AS BASIC MATERIAL FOR BIODIESEL AND OLEOCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES 

BIODIESEL B20 MANDATORY INI INDONESIA 

DEVELOPMENT OF CPO-BASED COOKING OIL INDUSTRY . 

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Directory of Palm Oil Companies In Indonesia 

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