19 Dec 2019
Government Acts to Regulate Booming E-commerce Sector and Foreign Providers Operating in Indonesian Market
A. Introduction Despite being mandated by Article 66 of the Trade Law,[1] which entered into force on 11 March 2014, a government regulation specifically focused on e-commerce has only recently been issued after having been under discussion since 2015. The new regulation (Government Regulation No. 80 of 2019 on Electronic Commerce / “GR 80/2019”[2]) entered into force on 25 November 2019.…
10 Dec 2019
Concrete Development in Building Sector: Problematic Regulation That Threatened Licenses of Foreign-owned Construction Companies Revoked After Widespread Criticism
A. INTRODUCTION In an ABNR legal update published on 10 October 2019 (click here), we reported how the Public Works & Housing Ministry had agreed to review Regulation No. 09/PRT/M/2019 (the “Regulation”,[1] effective 13 June 2019) following widespread criticism by construction industry participants. The Regulation, which was issued pursuant to the Construction Services Law,[2] set…
06 Dec 2019
Dialing Up Change: New Regulation Modernizes and Streamlines Regulatory Regime for Telecommunications Services
A. Background The Minister of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has issued an important new regulation on the provision of telecommunications services. The regulation (MCIT Regulation No. 13/2019 / the “New Regulation”[1]) enters into force on 25 April 2020 (six months after its promulgation on 25 October 2019). The New Regulation, which revokes a total of 16 previous regulations…
04 Dec 2019
Reform or Die! Indonesia’s Business-friendly President Widodo Reaffirms Economic Transformation Agenda
Second Term, Same Challenges President Joko Widodo, a former businessman and entrepreneur who was officially inaugurated for a second term as Indonesia’s president on 20 October 2019, has strongly reaffirmed his commitment to the economic transformation process that he launched upon his election as president for the first time back in 2014. The pro-business president’s latest commitment…