Year Category: 2020

SSEK Co-hosts High-Level Webinar on Indonesia – Japan Trade & Investment

SSEK, with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo (KBRI Tokyo), the Indonesian Ministry of Trade and the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), recently hosted a high-level webinar for Japanese companies and investors doing business or interested in doing business in Indonesia. The webinar, “Indonesia – Japan Trade & Investment Post Covid-19: A SSEK Co-hosts High-Level Webinar on Indonesia – Japan Trade & Investment

Establishing a Business in Indonesia

SSEK senior partner Ira A. Eddymurthy has contributed a Q&A guide to Establishing a Business in Indonesia, part of the Thomson Reuters Practical Law global guide to establishing a business worldwide. Ira provides an overview of the key issues in establishing a business in Indonesia, including an introduction to the legal system; the available business Establishing a Business in Indonesia

Update on Immigration Stay Permits in Indonesia – Free Webinar with SSEK

SSEK is hosting a free webinar on Monday, July 20, from 10 am to 11:30 am. The event will cover the latest information on immigration stay permits in Indonesia in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Scheduled speakers from the Directorate of Immigration Stay Permits of the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Update on Immigration Stay Permits in Indonesia – Free Webinar with SSEK

Indonesia – Japan Trade & Investment Webinar

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo (KBRI Tokyo), the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), and SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants are hosting a high-level webinar for Japanese companies and investors doing business or interested in doing business in Indonesia.   This complimentary webinar, \"Indonesia – Japan Trade & Indonesia – Japan Trade & Investment Webinar

Indonesia Looks to Regulate Private Electronic System Organizers

The Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics (“MOCI“) is working on a draft regulation on the governance of private scope electronic system organizers (the “Draft Regulation“). If enacted, the Draft Regulation would have a significant impact on how electronic system organizers (“ESOs“), specifically private scope ESOs (“Private ESOs“), implement their activities in Indonesia. It could Indonesia Looks to Regulate Private Electronic System Organizers

Join SSEK and the Employment Law Alliance for a Free Webinar on the Reimagined Workplace

SSEK is speaking at a free webinar on Thursday, July 2, on the Reimagined Workplace: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The webinar is part of a complimentary webinar series offered by the Employment Law Alliance on employment law topics and global challenges affecting businesses of all sizes. The Reimagined Workplace series features legal experts Join SSEK and the Employment Law Alliance for a Free Webinar on the Reimagined Workplace

COVID-19: KPPU and OJK Address Mergers Between Problematic Banks in Indonesia

By Ira A. Eddymurthy and Indrawan D. Yuriutomo In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible effect on the banking and financial sectors, Indonesia\'s Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or \"OJK‚Äù) has issued a regulation to encourage mergers between problematic banks. OJK Regulation No. 18/POJK/03/2020 regarding Written Order to Handle Problematic Banks (“POJK 18/2020“) COVID-19: KPPU and OJK Address Mergers Between Problematic Banks in Indonesia

New Local Content Regulation for Pharmaceutical Products in Indonesia

In an effort to strengthen domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers and decrease the dependency on imported raw materials, the Indonesian government issued Presidential Directive No. 6 of 2016 on the Acceleration of the Development of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Industry. Then, on May 29, 2020, the Minister of Industry (“MOI“) enacted MOI Regulation No. 16 of New Local Content Regulation for Pharmaceutical Products in Indonesia