Missing Tin Provisions
The meeting took place at the Novotel Pangkalpinang Hotel on Bangka Island. Organized by the Trade Ministry, it brought together around 60 participants representing a variety of business interests. These included tin exporters, the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), customs officials and executives from state-run contractor Surveyor Indonesia. At first the atmosphere was cordial. Then, in the question-and-answer session, things heated up.
Ismiryadi, chairman of the Indonesian Tin Industry Association (AITI), spoke first. He railed against the tightening of export rules as stipulated in Trade Ministerial Regulation No. 44/2014. Ismiryadi said it would hurt local entrepreneurs. "We'll be killed by this regulation," he told Tempo on Tuesday last week, echoing his comments at the meeting.
September 9, 2014
The meeting took place at the Novotel Pangkalpinang Hotel on Bangka Island. Organized by the Trade Ministry, it brought together around 60 participants representing a variety of business interests. These included tin exporters, the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), customs officials and executives from state-run contractor Surveyor Indonesia. At first the atmosphere was cordial. Then, in the question-and-answer session, things
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