Event Reports

On 28 October 2021, EuroCham was invited by the Customs Main Office to a socialization event on export licensing for agarwood products and forestry products. This event invited two key speakers from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, namely Oki Hadiyati (Head of Section for Import-Export Licensing of the Directorate of Forestry Product Marketing and Management), and Daniwari Widiyanto (Head of Section for Plant and Wildlife Distribution of the Directorate of Genetic and Species Biodiversity Conservation). The event provided an opportunity to better understand import-export requirements for the specific products in its relation with customs procedures.

The Energy Working Group’s meeting is back to its usual schedule but in a hybrid mode, as lastly organized on 28 October 2021. This meeting invited Paul Butarbutar (Co-Founder of the Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID) who shared about the Carbon Developments in Indonesia - Insights Sharing and Formulation of Our Position and Recommendations. Along with this, Ari Bessendorf from Allen & Overy, one of EuroCham’s members, also shared his insights on carbon tax as part of the proposed cap and trade system that may eventually impact key sectors of the economy and every level of government. This hybrid meeting was hosted by David Cullerier (Board Patron of the EuroCham Energy Working Group) and led by Thomas Wagner (Head of the EuroCham Energy Working Group).