Jakarta, June 17 -- The Indonesian government's planned one-stop export policy through PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) should serve as a strategic instrument to accelerate downstream industrialization rather than merely manage foreign exchange earnings, a lawmaker said.

"The government should use DSI as an instrument for controlling export volumes that is directly linked to the national industrialization agenda," Deputy Chairperson of Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR) Evita Nursanty said in a statement on Wednesday.

Her remarks came in response to the government's plan to implement a centralized export mechanism for strategic natural resources, including coal, palm oil, and ferroalloys, with DSI designated as ...