JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has taken further steps this year to limit the export of highly sought commodities in an effort to promote a resource nationalism that favors developing value-added downstream industries, but brings friction over free trade.
Commodities
Indonesia eyes extending export bans to bauxite, copper and beyond
Jokowi aims to develop downstream industries at home, but risks trade frictions
Workers stand overlooking the Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia's Papua province. Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo plans to ban copper experts tentatively in the middle of the year. © Reuters
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