Strengthening Indonesia-Dominican Republic Economic Relations: A Partial Equilibrium Free Trade Simulation Analysis and towards Establishing Indonesia-Dominican Republic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

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https://doi.org/10.24275/PPHB1889

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Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral entre Indonesia y la República Dominicana, Diplomacia económica, Análisis de Equilibrio Parcial, Tratado de Libre Comercio

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Indonesia and Dominican Republic diplomatic relations have common interest to strengthen the economic relations. Indonesia views Dominican Republic as potential emerging economic partner in the Caribbean region, meanwhile the Dominican Republic wants to promote trade and investment and insert its country integrated into the global economy. Using the TINA partial equilibrium dashboard, the study reveals the potential impact of the Indonesia-Dominican Republic bilateral free trade scenario leads a trade creation for Indonesia including vehicles and parts accessories; tissue; and iron or non-alloy steel. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic’s potential export including cocoa beans; tobacco; and medical equipments. As for the trade diversion, the Dominican Republic leads to trade diversion with countries such as the United States, China, and Japan. Meanwhile, Indonesia is expected to import less from Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Papua New Guinea. The study suggests to pursue Indonesia-Dominican Republic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to elevate the bilateral economic relations.

Recibido: 15/12/2025

Aprobado: 23/3/2026

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Sulthon Sjahril Sabaruddin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

Sulthon Sjahril Sabaruddin is a Senior Career Diplomat (Counsellor) and currently assigned as the Senior Strategist and Coordinator of Data III Division (Economic Diplomacy Data Analysis Division), Centre of Policy Strategy for Special Issues and Data Analysis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. His diplomatic service experience includes: Head of Economic Affairs at the Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek, Chargé d’Affaires at the Indonesian Embassy in Sana’a, and Indonesian Embassy Attaché in Santiago. He completed his Doctorate in Economics from Universitas Indonesia and did two postdoctoral programs: Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Namibia University of Science and Technology and the Senior Fulbright Scholar scheme (Postdoctoral Program) at the Department of Economics, Pomona College. He completed the Senior-Career Foreign Service Officer Course and he has also the opportunity to become a Visiting Professor at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico, and a Visiting Diplomatic Scholar at Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nacion, Buenos Aires. This paper represents the opinion of the author and is not meant to represent the position or opinion of the official position of any institution members. 

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18-06-2026

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Sjahril Sabaruddin, S. (2026). Strengthening Indonesia-Dominican Republic Economic Relations: A Partial Equilibrium Free Trade Simulation Analysis and towards Establishing Indonesia-Dominican Republic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Política Y Cultura, (65). https://doi.org/10.24275/PPHB1889

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Núm. 65 (2026): Asia y América Latina: del reconocimiento a la autonomía estratégica

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