OPINION

IO - The spread of Covid-19 in early 2020 pretty much depressed economic activity in China, and thus across the global economy. It is still too early to estimate its impact on...

IO - Looking to boost investment and hopefully stave off the economic headwinds caused by the COVID-19 virus that has inevitably reached Indonesia, President Jokowi is pushing for his omnibus bill to...

IO - The world’s stock markets are crashing, taking down the Indonesian stock exchange with them. In fact, Indonesia has been one of the worst-hit markets in the world. The IDX Composite Index, which...

IO - On many occasions, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has declared that Indonesia has an ambitious target to become a developed country by the 100th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, to be known as “Golden...

IO - The COVID-19 virus, which shows no signs of abating in the near future, has brought the world into what is being called unchartered territory.  Much is unknown, but governments around the globe...

IO - The Work Creation Omnibus Law draft has recently been debated in a public forum. The discussion of the draft is in the context of the fact that it is completely confidential, not participatory...

IO - In an age where there is an obsession with wealth creation, GDP growth rates and how well the stockmarkets are doing, we tend to lose sight of what is important.

IO - Tax income has been a cause of concern for the past few years. It has always been far below the target set by the Government in the State Budget. Tax income growth has...

IO - Chinese official have reported the total number of coronavirus cases now stands above 75,000, with a death toll reaching more than 2,000 people. All but five of the deaths have...

IO - I am absolutely intrigued. How come Coronavirus is not found in Indonesia, while practically all other Asiatic countries already suffer from cases? It’s gone so far that people in other...