Timber is the test: forestry controls dampen export earnings

Article Abstract:

Controls placed on forest products trade in Indonesia are spurred by reports and analysis which show the forestry trade to benefit a select few. Although the forestry trade in Indonesia comprises a major part of the country's non-oil exports, the government generates minimal revenue since log exports are actually illegal and plywood for export is not subject to taxation. As a result, the industry benefits are shared among private companies. However, protests from wood-processors, environmentalists and economists may be able to generate and effect some important changes on forest industry policies.

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS, Laws, regulations and rules, Indonesia, Forest products industry, Forestry law, Forest law

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King of timber

Article Abstract:

An interview with businessman Mohammad Hasan, the powerful head of various Indonesian wood-related trade associations, is presented. Hasan controls more than 2 million hectares of forest concessions in Indonesia. He attributes more forest losses to people who burn trees and plant crops than to loggers. He also says the forest industry employs more people than other government agencies which must be counted as revenues. On the issue of tree-planting and felling, he says that loggers are more experienced now than 20 years ago and they comply strictly with conservation rules than before.

Officials and employees, Interview, Trade and professional associations, Professional associations, Trade associations, Hasan, Mohamad

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Get my censor sensor: executives try to decode Vietnam's advertising rules

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Foreign companies trying to advertise their products in Vietnam face many obstacles including censorship and regulations requiring the use of local agencies. Radio and TV stations, the Ministry of Culture and Information, and Ministry of Trade and the Customs Department all engage in censorship of ads. Along with restricting ads that may be sexually suggestive, the government has questioned the use of sweepstakes promotions and ads that may suggest that Vietnam is a poor nation. Vietnam has restricted joint ventures between foreign ad agencies and local ad agencies as well.

Advertising, Advertising and Related Services, Vietnam, Advertising services, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Advertising law

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