The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the security of European Union investments through the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), a landmark deal set to enhance trade and economic cooperation between both regions.<\/p>\n
Director General of International Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Djatmiko B. Witjaksono, said that IEU-CEPA guarantees market access for both parties, including provisions for investment facilitation, cooperation, and protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EU has shown strong interest and commitment to investing in several key sectors, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, information and communication technology, and pharmaceuticals,\u201d Djatmiko told a press conference in Jakarta on Monday, August 4, 2025.<\/p>\n
According to the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, total EU investment in Indonesia reached approximately US$1.37 billion (Rp22.5 trillion) in 2024, spread across more than 14,200 projects. Most of these investments flowed into the manufacturing, chemical, logistics, and green technology sectors.<\/p>\n
Among EU member states, the Netherlands led with US$841.2 million across 2,571 projects, followed by the United Kingdom with US$133.9 million, and Switzerland with US$127.1 million.<\/p>\n
Djatmiko also noted that IEU-CEPA would open Indonesia\u2019s market to EU imports. However, he emphasized that these imports are strategically targeted to improve domestic manufacturing performance.<\/p>\n
He cited that high-tech machinery from Germany and France \u2212 not produced locally \u2212 will be imported to enhance the efficiency of export-oriented factories in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe imported products from Europe are complementary and necessary. The machines will support export-focused industries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Djatmiko highlighted an expected rise in imports of high-tech medical equipment from Europe due to IEU-CEPA, which he argued would benefit the local healthcare sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany advanced medical products from Europe are essential for improving healthcare services in Indonesia. We\u2019re facilitating this to make healthcare more competitive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming, Rosan Roeslani, confirmed that the IEU-CEPA agreement is expected to be signed in September 2025, followed by swift ratification.<\/p>\n
He projected that once the agreement is in effect, Indonesia\u2019s trade value with the EU could double from US$30 billion to around US$60 billion, marking a significant leap in bilateral economic relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the security of European Union investments through the Indonesia-European Union…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,1699,103015],"class_list":{"0":"post-319334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-european-union","12":"tag-indonesia-business-post"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114975191145129971","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}