JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Wednesday (Jul 16) it had reached a trade deal with the United States after an "extraordinary struggle" in negotiations, which resulted in a reduction of proposed US tariff

Indonesia on Wednesday said that it had reached a trade deal with the United States after an “extraordinary struggle” in negotiations that resulted in a reduction of proposed US tariff rates on the Southeast Asian country’s exports to 19 percent from 32 percent.

Donald Trump said the US had reached a trade deal with Indonesia that would result in goods from the south-east Asian nation to the US being hit with a 19 per cent tariff and Jakarta buying American energy and Boeing jets.