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  • Imports from Indonesia A$6,330 million
  • Exports to Indonesia A$4,856 million
  • Capital Jakarta
  • Official Language Bahasa Indonesia
  • Surface Area 1,905,000 sq km
  • Population 244.5 million

Last updated: 23 Apr 2012

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Education and business lead Asian Century initiatives (Ministerial)
19 Dec 2012
The Australian Government has today unveiled details of early initiatives for deeper engagement with Asia arising out of the White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century.
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Export Awards turn 50 as Australia embraces Asian Century (Ministerial)
18 Nov 2012
The diversity of finalists for the 50th anniversary of the Australian Export Awards reflected the country's growing trade and investment links with Asia, Trade and Competitiveness Minister Craig Emers ...
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Asian Century White Paper implementation plan (Ministerial)
3 Nov 2012
An implementation plan and team have been established for the Asian Century White Paper, including business experts to advise the Government.
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Australia to pursue free trade area of the Asia-Pacific (Ministerial)
28 Oct 2012
The Gillard Government will position Australia as a connecting rod between Latin America and Asia in pursuit of a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific.
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Asian Century grants scheme to fund business development (Ministerial)
28 Oct 2012
Trade and Competitiveness Minister Craig Emerson today announced a $6 million grants scheme to boost business organisations' links into Asia.

Doing Business

On 10 January 2012 the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) entered into force for Indonesia; Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date. Australian business is urged to take a close look at the opportunities created by the agreement, as it will deliver real commercial benefit for Australian exporters and investors doing business in Indonesia.

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Country Profile

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    The Indonesian economy withstood the global financial crisis better than many analysts expected and has continued to grow strongly since.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Indonesia is our fourth largest trading partner in ASEAN and our 12th largest trading partner overall.
    » read more at DFAT
  • FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
    The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) is Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date.
    » read more at DFAT

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IP Passport fact sheets

These fact sheets outline foreign Intellectual Property (IP) regimes and some of the issues and challenges which may be faced by Australian exporters.

The current fact sheets are available on the IP Australia website.

APEC Business Travel Card Scheme

Managed by the Department of Immigration, the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme was developed to make travelling within the 21 APEC member countries much simpler and more efficient.

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

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