RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/29
24 November 1998
(98-4714)
Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF INDONESIA
Communication from the Discussants
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussants, H.E. Dr. Mounir Zahran (Egypt) and
Mr. Peter R. Jenkins (United Kingdom) at the Trad e Policy Review of Indonesia on 3 and 4 December
1998.
It is recalled that the discussants act in their personal capacity.  They intend to divide their
remarks largely along the following lines
(a) H.E. Dr. Mounir Zahran
- The depreciation of the Rupiah and its effects on the Indonesian economy.
- Macroeconomic performance of the Indonesian economy.
- The impact of the financial crisis and the economic reform in Indonesia on trade
prospects.
- The implications of the crisis on other South East Asian countries and its reflection
on the economic situation in Indonesia.
- The role of the investment regime in Indonesia in overcoming the crisis.
(b) Mr. Peter R. Jenkins
- Trade policy by measure
- Tariffs:  peaks, escalation, binding.
- Import licensing.
- Export restrictions and taxes.
- Local content programmes.- Internal measures.
- Trade policies by sector
- Agriculture.
- Manufacturing.
- Services.
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