The governments of Indonesia and Canada are starting negotiations to formulate a free trade agreement “as soon as possible”. That would likely be more wide-ranging in coverage than the RCEP free trade deal which Indonesia joined in 2020 and could be a stepping stone to joining the CPTPP deal of which Canada is a member. The Indonesian government will want to boost its exports to Canada, which grew by just 0.5% annually in the past five years to April 30, 2021. Products which are currently under-represented in Indonesia’s exports to Canada versus the rest of the world (excluding palm oil,...