Jakarta, Aug. 6 -- Indonesia has finalised the Indonesia-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (ICA-CEPA), marking its first CEPA with North America, announced the country's Trade Ministry on August 5.

The ministry's Director General of International Trade Negotiations, Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono, remarked that through fast-moving negotiations, it was wrapped in two years.

Negotiations for the ICA-CEPA concluded in December 2024, and the agreement is expected to be signed in September or October this year.

Witjaksono stated that the ICA-CEPA will be Indonesia's first CEPA with the North American region. It is expected to boost access for Indonesian products.

He noted that both countries have signed a Joint Statement on the...