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Nay-Palm Bomb: Widodo's drastic palm-olein export ban
Reformasi Dispatch
English - April 27, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary indonesia news politics current events policy analysis policy analysis indonesian politics indonesian news international relations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Controlling domestic cooking-oil prices is President Widodo's reason for banning Indonesia's exports of palm oleins, which the world relies upon for food and cosmetics. Will the draconian measure actually work? If so, when? Global concerns about food inflation are at stake. Also on the pod: the Lowy Institute's Ben Bland discusses Indonesian attitudes toward democracy, international relations and world leaders, based on Lowy's new poll findings. Jeff and Kevin discuss the implications of Indonesia's first-quarter trade data and the start of the annual 'mudik' exodus from cities for Idul Fitri.
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