(Note : This article was originally published in The Jakarta Post on 17 December 2018. Dr Lili Yan Ing was the author. 

After almost eight years since the first round the negotiations started in January 2011, the Indonesia-EFTA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) concluded in November 2018 and was signed in Jakarta on Dec. 16. ( Kindly noted that the article is a premium content.  Read the paper edition here)