Direct sales allowed for Indonesian coal exporters, even after DSI officially comes online

Indonesia will let exporters of coal, crude palm oil (CPO) and ferroalloys to continue selling directly to overseas buyers even though the new state export-oversight body, PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI), has been officially launched, said Rosan Roeslani, CEO of Danantara, DSI's parent company.

"You can still export directly ... We (DSI) will be under the sanctity of the contract," he told coal and palm executives in Jakarta on Monday, according to CNBC Indonesia and other local media reports. DSI will not alter existing commercial or long-term relationships between producers and buyers, he