by Lucia Hanna | 22 February 2019 | News Roundup
Kompas, 22 February 2019 Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita on the sidelines of the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday (February 21) said Indonesia may suffer a significant decrease in crude palm oil (CPO) derivatives exports to India,...
by Lucia Hanna | 21 February 2019 | News Roundup
Bisnis Indonesia, 21 February 2019 Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said the European Union wanted to kick crude palm oil out of the region, as cited from “Bloomberg” on Wednesday (February 20). Thus, Malaysia, the world’s...
by Lucia Hanna | 20 February 2019 | News Roundup
Kompas, 20 February 2019 The government needs to develop a roadmap to guide the implementation of the Presidential Instruction No.8/2018 on Moratorium and Evaluation of Oil Palm Plantation Permit and Productivity Improvement of Oil Palm Plantations, Oil Palm Farmers...
by Lucia Hanna | 20 February 2019 | News Roundup
Bisnis Indonesia, 20 February 2019 The government’s plan to revoke value-added tax (PPN) imposition on selected agricultural commodities may help to lighten oil palm farmers’ burden. Finance Ministry Fiscal Policy Agency Head Suahasil Nazara said on...
by Lucia Hanna | 19 February 2019 | News Roundup
Kontan Harian, 19 February 2019 Incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo said the government will gradually step up its biofuel program until 100%. He said during the presidential debate in Jakarta on Sunday (February 17) that the program was meant to reduce oil...
by Lucia Hanna | 19 February 2019 | News Roundup
Bisnis Indonesia, 19 February 2019 Palm oil companies haven’t yet fully complied with the current regulation that requires them to allocate at least 20% of their concession areas for smallholders. Calculated using the regulation, smallholders are then expected...
