Direct investment in Indonesian firms from foreign and domestic sources is expected to grow more slowly this year, the country’s investment board chief said on Tuesday (23/08), noting that Southeast Asia’s largest economy had lost out to Vietnam in the … Continue reading →
Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the hero who came home. President Joko Widodo summoned her back, so she left her very senior position as managing director of the World Bank. Sri was made finance minister, a position she held under the … Continue reading →
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo revealed his government’s proposed 2017 state budget during a plenary session at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Tuesday (16/08). The budget assumes that the rupiah will appreciate in value next year and that Indonesia’s economy … Continue reading →
A lawmaker urged the government to issue regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) while waiting for the House of Representatives to wrap up debate on the revision of the Oil and Gas Law. Kurtubi of the Commission VI of the … Continue reading →
The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, has spoken about his Ministry’s project blueprints after he assumed the position in the Ministry – which ranges from the sea tollways, as well as several energy-related projects. “We have to … Continue reading →