“Crowding-out” effect and weakened buying power
IO - Banking credit growth slid downward to minus 0.47% in October 2020, representing the worst credit growth since Indonesia’s 1998 Economic Crisis. The Government, Bank Indonesia, and economists argued that credit growth dropped...
No reason to celebrate, at least for now
IO - For many people, the year 2020 is the worst year in their living memory. The covid-19 pandemic, coupled with economic meltdowns, has caused misery piled upon misery. Over 43 million people have...
Modified vaccine
IO - I definitely will choose Sinovac’s vaccine over Pfizer’s, based on my own logic. Certainly, I am no expert, especially concerning pharmaceuticals, including vaccines. However, the global public is aware that the Sinovac...
What Indonesia should do about the B737 MAX 8
IO - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States aviation authority agency has officially announced on Wednesday that it will allow B-737 MAX 8 aircraft to resume flying. Being the first aviation authority...
Credit restructuring, a cause for tentative UMKM optimism
IO - The long duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is of great concern for the health and safety of all citizens. However, physical health is not the only thing being threatened here. Micro, Small,...
Women and electoral justice
IO - Democracy has become internalized in various aspects of our governance.Not only is it marked by an election every five years, but it is also part of a value chain to build a...
Beijing Should Stop Its Bullying
IO - After a visit by Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to meet Prabowo Subianto, his Indonesian counterpart, in Jakarta this past week, there were speculation that it was part of an attempt...
Building the 5% “castle in the sky”: 2021 economic growth
IO - Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati (“SMI”) has frequently expressed her belief that Indonesia’s economy in 2021 will grow 4.5%- 5.5% sprouting various opportunities, even though she usually adds the caveat that...
Not quite there, yet
IO - After an herculean effort by governments and pharmaceutical companies across the globe to develop an effective and safe Covid-19 vaccine, there is now hope that vaccines will soon be made available.
But as...
How Covid-19 can change education, for the better
IO - The school directive issued on November 20, 2020 by the Education and Culture Ministry, covering school year 2020/2021, spelled out the various negative impacts that may affect students during the pandemic, if...
A Big Truth About the Trump Presidency
IO - After Donald Trump leaves office this coming January and Joe Biden is sworn in as America’s new president, Trump will be remembered for many years as one of the more if not...
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