Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia, 19% tariff
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Indonesia sees securing a 19% tariff rate with the US as a “huge win” for some of the Southeast Asian nation’s most labor-intensive sectors such as garments and footwear, a government adviser said Wednesday.
A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers asked the Commerce Department to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports from Indonesia, India and Laos, according to documents on an agency web site.
Indonesia’s president confirmed he struck a tariff deal with the US after direct negotiations with President Donald Trump accelerated months of talks between officials of both countries.
Indonesia's central bank cut rates on Wednesday for the fourth time since September and said a revised tariff deal with the United States was positive for Southeast Asia's biggest economy amid weakening global trade and slowing domestic demand.
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