Figure 3.3.5. Problems Faced by SME Exporter Prior 

Implementation of OTDA

Don t know

Increase cost of doing 

24%

business

20%

No problems

Discrimination

32%

Uncertainty of authority

6%

18%

There are no significant different of perception concerning the problem mentioned 

above by analyzing the responses by different categories of the SME. However, 

based on the type of investment, it is clearly expressed from figure 3.3.6, that the 

foreign SME Exporters is having problem with the uncertainty of the local 

government in the implementation of central government or local government 

regulation in the OTDA era. The foreign SME exporter only constitute of 9 SME 

or 2 percent respondent in the survey, but the foreign company were mostly 

require permit from both, central and local government, and the issue of 

uncertainty of regulation is not conducive for the region to invite foreign investor 

in the coming years. 

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