Airlangga Targets OECD Accession Technical Review Completion Within Two Years

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has underscored the government’s commitment to accelerating the accession process to become a full member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This was conveyed to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) in Paris, France. The meeting, which took place at the OECD Chateau, affirmed the strong commitment and concrete steps of the Indonesian Government in expediting the accession process. Airlangga shared the significant progress Indonesia has made over the past year since the submission of the Initial Memorandum document at the MCM in June 2025. “Since the adoption of the Accession Roadmap for Indonesia in February 2024, Indonesia has continued to show strong commitment. The Initial Memorandum document, which aligns national regulations with 240 OECD legal instruments across 26 policy areas, was officially submitted a year ago. This reflects our reform priorities in the economic, social, and governance sectors,” said Coordinating Minister Airlangga. Currently, according to Airlangga, Indonesia’s accession process has entered the Technical Review stage, which is targeted for completion within the next 3 to 4 years. In this initial information gathering phase, Indonesia has received 20 questionnaires from the OECD. Additionally, the OECD has carried out a Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to review environmental policies and public governance. During the meeting, Airlangga presented the positive results from the first accession review presentation by Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment before the OECD Environment Policy Committee in April 2026. The evaluation results show a high level of alignment, with approximately 60% of Indonesia’s environmental policies already in accordance with OECD legal instruments. Airlangga also affirmed Indonesia’s readiness to adapt OECD recommendations, including expanding action plans in the energy, climate change, environmental information, and transboundary pollution sectors. To ensure effective policy implementation at the public and business levels, he stated that the Indonesian Government continues to intensify communication with non-governmental stakeholders. “Strategic relations are strengthened with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) as the representative of Business at OECD (BIAC), as well as the All-Indonesia Workers’ Union Confederation (KSBSI) as a representative of the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC),” he explained. On the occasion, Coordinating Minister Airlangga expressed gratitude for the technical and financial support from 7 partner countries, namely Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, and hoped for further support to align OECD recommendations with national priorities, particularly in promoting economic growth, strengthening public governance, and improving the quality of life for the people. Institutional capacity-building cooperation is also realised through a secondment programme for Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs staff at the OECD Secretariat, which is currently entering its second wave and will continue into its third. “This step is also strengthened by a plan to enhance networking with the Indonesian diaspora currently working within the OECD,” said Airlangga.