ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN 2015 – BUT INDONESIA MAINTAINS ITS ORE EXPORT BAN
December 1st, 2014
2015 will be an important year in southeast Asia, with the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community (AEC) in December. But analysts question whether the region’s non-ferrous metal giant Indonesia is ready to integrate its industry with those of its neighbours. Indeed, with the country continuing to operate a ban on exports of metal ores, despite the recent change in government, experts fear the impact of an AEC launch could be minimised by economic nationalist policies maintained by Jakarta.Indonesia is the most populous ...
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