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    "data": {
        "id": 1773909,
        "msgid": "prevent-export-leakage-dsi-must-prioritise-transparency-1780129963",
        "date": "2026-05-30 11:12:00",
        "title": "Prevent Export Leakage, DSI Must Prioritise Transparency",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI), a state-owned enterprise, aims to strengthen Indonesia\u2019s economic sovereignty by overhauling strategic commodity exports. Experts stress that transparency in pricing and foreign exchange compliance are critical to ensuring natural resources benefit the nation fully, rather than suffering value leakage through under-invoicing and poor oversight.",
        "content": "<p>The establishment of PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI), a\nstate-owned enterprise (SOE) created to overhaul the management of\nstrategic commodity exports, is viewed as a crucial structural reform to\nstrengthen economic sovereignty. Transparency, accountability, data\nintegration, and professional management are key to DSI\u2019s success in\nensuring that natural resources, which have long been the backbone of\nthe national economy, deliver tangible benefits to all citizens.\nEconomist and Public Policy Expert at UPN Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur\nHidayat, stated that Indonesia\u2019s issue is not a shortage of commodities,\nbut value leakage from them. DSI, as an SOE for strategic commodity\nexports, can be likened to a spillway of a large dam, with natural\nwealth being the water. According to Achmad, DSI must function as an\ninstrument of economic sovereignty, not merely a rebranded version of\nthe old trade regime. The first indicator DSI must demonstrate from the\noutset is transparent export pricing. DSI\u2019s success is measured by data:\nrecorded export values, volumes, foreign exchange inflows, discrepancies\nwith benchmark prices, additional tax revenue, royalties, and non-tax\nstate revenue (PNBP). The second indicator is compliance with foreign\nexchange from exports. Achmad noted that the government has strengthened\nForeign Exchange from Natural Resource Exports (DHE SDA) policy through\nGovernment Regulation No.\u00a08 of 2025, which replaces Regulation No.\u00a036 of\n2023 on the same matter. The regulation encourages the placement of DHE\nSDA within domestic financial systems to maximise export benefits for\nnational liquidity. \u201cThis is where DSI must function as an execution\nengine. It must ensure export foreign exchange is received, recorded,\nand monitored, yet remains available for legitimate exporter needs such\nas tax payments, PNBP, debt, dividends, raw materials, and global\nobligations,\u201d he added. Achmad explained that one of the most sensitive\nchallenges DSI faces on the ground is under-invoicing practices.\nTherefore, he urged DSI to implement risk scoring systems for\ntransaction monitoring. Price variations can legitimately occur due to\nfactors such as quality, moisture content, and long-term contracts.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prevent-export-leakage-dsi-must-prioritise-transparency-1780129963",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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