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(RETRACTED/DITARIK) Improving Indonesia’s Palm Oil Sustainability Through Financing: A Study on Disconnects and Potential Policy Solutions

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This article has been temporarily retracted following an internal investigation by IJIL at the request of the authors. This decision has been made due to ethical concerns. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to the readers, reviewers, and researchers who may have been impacted by this issue.

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Artikel ini telah ditarik sementara setelah penyelidikan internal oleh IJIL atas permintaan penulis. Keputusan ini dibuat karena masalah etika. Kami mohon maaf sebesar-besarnya atas ketidaknyamanan yang mungkin ditimbulkan bagi pembaca, pengulas, dan peneliti yang mungkin terdampak oleh masalah ini.

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