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United States (US) President Donald Trump has imposed burdensome new import tariffs on many countries. Indonesia now faces a 32% reciprocal tariff plus a 10% base tariff on exports to the US. So what is the government's latest response? The...
The University of Indonesia (UI)'s Institute for Economic and Business Economics (LPEM FEB) released survey results, explaining that 55 percent of experts stated that Indonesia's current economic conditions are gloomy. Most economists predict that Indonesia's economic growth will contract. Furthermore,...
The Bank Indonesia Board of Governors Meeting (RDG) on March 18-19, 2025, decided to maintain the BI-Rate at 5.75%, the Deposit Facility interest rate at 5.00%, and the Lending Facility interest rate at 6.50%. This decision is consistent with efforts...
The number of travelers returning home for Eid is said to have dropped 24.34% from 193.6 million people last year to 146.48 million people for this year's Eid, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Transportation's Transportation Policy...
The first three months of 2025 were a turbulent period for Indonesia. The country faced a multidimensional storm, ranging from controversial government policies, waves of demonstrations, to increasingly suffocating economic pressures. One of the most controversial policies was the massive...
Layoffs and factory closures have become increasingly prevalent in the early part of this year. Not only is the textile giant, Sritex Group, facing bankruptcy, but dozens of other factories have also shut down, sacrificing tens of thousands of workers....
Nailul Huda, Director of Economics at the Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios), believes 2025 could be a challenging year for Indonesians amidst significant economic pressures. One reason is the continued massive number of layoffs (PHK) in the past...
Sustainable Business Facing challenges from community concerns about dust and noise pollution generated during the milling process, a rice milling factory in South Sulawesi has come under scrutiny. Local residents report that dust from the factory has covered their homes...
Indonesia's economic growth is only expected to grow around 5% at the beginning of this year, due to the weak purchasing power of the public at the start of the year. "Overall, we are still optimistic that economic growth in...