Event Reports

To kick-off 2022, the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM) invited EuroCham and other cosmetic associations to attend a Brainstorming Session on the drafting process for regulations on Traditional Medicines, Quasi Medicines, Health Supplements, and Cosmetic Products for 2022. The event was conducted virtually on 12 January 2022 and began with opening remarks by Reri Indriani (Deputy of Supervision for Traditional Medicines, Health Supplements, and Cosmetic of BPOM). The socialization was led by Rachmi Setyorini (Director of Standardization of Traditional Medicines, Health Supplemens, and Cosmetics).

On 12 January 2021, EuroCham was interviewed by consultants designated by the French Development Agency (AFD). The background of this meeting is that the AFD recently launched the Ex Post evaluation for the Fiscal Reform Development Policy Loans, which was co-financed by AFD and the World Bank. The evaluation examines the impact that the loans provided, as well as the associated public policy dialogue and technical cooperation supporting policy formulation and implementation by the Government of Indonesia. Adelante, an international consultancy firm, was commissioned by AFD to carry out the evaluation, in partnership with Tax Centre, University of Indonesia.

The interview was led by Jerome Dendura as the team leader for this evaluation and Director at Adelante, and attended by Dr. Liliek Sofitri (Technical Expert for Public Financial Reforms of the Tax Centre) and Kiki Kartikasari (Project Officer of CER Indonesia). EuroCham was represented in this meeting by Omar Abdulkadir (Head of the EuroCham Tax, Finance, and Investment Working Group).