Indonesia reviews CPTPP preparations ahead of Vietnam meeting

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza to review preparations for joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), ahead of a meeting in Vietnam on 26 November 2026.

Speaking on 12 November 2026, Airlangga said the review examined ministries’ positions on a questionnaire Indonesia had received from Vietnam. He said many CPTPP provisions were broadly consistent with commitments Indonesia had already accepted under other international agreements, including the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Some legislative and regulatory adjustments would therefore be needed, Airlangga said. If Indonesia could reach the required position, it might have met 60 per cent of the requirements, allowing its membership process to move forward, he added.

Airlangga said accession would offer a more effective way to expand export access than negotiating lengthy bilateral agreements. He identified Britain, Peru and Mexico as markets Indonesia could access through the pact.

Indonesia has aligned domestic regulations with 22 CPTPP chapters. It also submitted an aspiring member’s questionnaire in May 2025 to New Zealand, which serves as the agreement’s depositary. The pact has 12 members, collectively accounting for about 15 per cent of global gross domestic product and a market of almost 600 million people.

Britain is among the members supporting Indonesia’s accession. That support was reinforced by the Indonesia-United Kingdom Economic Growth Partnership, signed in January 2026 by Airlangga and British Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle.