The importance of implementation.

Dr. Peter McCawley, former Deputy Director General of AusAID, former Dean of the Asian Development Bank, former head of the Australian National University's Indonesia Project and currently a Visiting Fellow, at Arndt-Corden Economics Division & Indonesia Project Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific discusses some pragmatic issues concerning I-A CEPA.

I-A CEPA provides an opportunity for Australian exporters of honey with a phased elimination of the 5 per cent tariff on honey to 2033. Source: PHOTO SBS - 29 Dec 2016.

How important will the coming elections in Indonesia and Australia be to the successful implementation of I-A CEPA?  Will the agreement actually build a closer relationship between Indonesia and Australia?  What obstacles do businesses from both countries face?  Dr. Peter McCawley answers these and related questions.

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